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« Update: House approves paying toward health insurance | Today | Plea deal ends possible test case on medical marijuana » May 20, 2008Update: Family, friends rally around Kennedy / Photo
By mid-afternoon, California Democrat Pelosi was among the congressional leaders rushing to express their affection and support for the longtime liberal stalwart. Kennedy’s closest friend in the Congress Sen. Christopher J. Dodd said Kennedy ``is a strong guy and he has great heart and we’re confident in getting him back.’’ Patrick Kennedy was at Massachusetts General Hospital this afternoon as the news broke of his father’s cancer diagnosis. He plans to remain with his father as family members deliberate with physicians over his treatment. ``He’s going to take it one day at a time,’’ said the Rhode Island congressman’s spokeswoman, Robin Costello. ``Obviously, he’s concerned. This is difficult news for any son to hear." But Patrick Kennedy remains hopeful, she said. ``His father has always been a fighter and the congressman knows that if anybody can beat this he can,’’ Costello said. Costello said the younger Kennedy has been commuting between Mass General and his home in Portsmouth since his father was stricken by a seizure Saturday morning at his home in Hyannisport. The congressman does not yet know exactly what course of treatment the senator will opt to undergo or what the timing will be, according to Costello. -- BY JOHN E. MULLIGAN 
Journal file photoFather and son greet each other in January 2002 at the Pawtucket Day Nursery in Pawtucket, where they were talking about their efforts to get money for daycare. Speaking of the Senate as a family, the majority leader, Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., told reporters shortly after 2 p.m., ``We as a family are tremendously concerned about Senator Kennedy. But Reid repeated the general view: ``Anyone who knows Ted Kennedy knows he’s a fighter’’ and expressed confidence that he would rise to the fight against his illness. Sen. John F. Kerry, D-Mass., said, ``Ted Kennedy and the Kennedy family have faced more adversity more times and in more instances with more courage and more grace than most families ever have to face.’’ Noting that Kennedy is famous for rushing to the side of friends and colleagues in need, Kerry said that it is now time for others to rally behind him. The diagnosis appeared to come as a surprise to many colleagues. After a Senate Banking Committee hearing this morning, Connecticut Democrat Dodd told reporters about what great spirits Kennedy seemed to be in during their conversations over the weekend. Dodd humorously recounted a phone call from Kennedy, mimicking his friends voice as he groused good-naturedly about the tests he was undergoing at Mass General. Dodd and Sen. Jack Reed, who has been in close touch with Patrick Kennedy, both spoke light heartedly – before the bad news broke – about how pleased the elder Kennedy had been about the Boston Celtics weekend victory in a key pro-basketball championship series, and about the no-hitter that Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester threw last night. Read the latest from the Associated Press Doctor's statement on Kennedy's tumor Posted by Jack Perry CommentsAvin Adhikari | May 20, 2008 7:50 PM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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Kennedy family is remembered in the world and recognized with respect and dignity.In said, Ted also delevered the same message by serving as the Massachusetts senator.I pray for him and the clan in this moment.