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Sep 17, 2011 · Edward Kennedy Jr. himself was a survivor after losing a leg to bone cancer as a child. And Patrick Kennedy had surgery in 1988 to remove a non-cancerous tumor that was pressing against his spine.
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Ted was 12 years old in 1973 when he was diagnosed with bone cancer and his right leg was amputated. He underwent months of intensive physical therapy and was eventually able to resume an active life including learning how to ski using adaptive equipment.
In 1973, when Kennedy was twelve, osteosarcoma (a form of bone cancer) was diagnosed in his right leg. The leg was surgically amputated on November 17, 1973. On that same day, his father had escorted his niece Kathleen down the aisle at her wedding and rushed back to the hospital.
Sep 17, 2011 · Edward Kennedy Jr. himself was a survivor after losing a leg to bone cancer as a child. And Patrick Kennedy had surgery in 1988 to remove a non-cancerous tumor that was pressing against his...
Aug 26, 2021 · It began in 1973, when his 12-year-old son Edward Jr. was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer. Kennedy assembled the nation's leading experts at the time and after discussing the options decided that the best course of action was to amputate his son’s leg.
Feb 3, 1974 · Sen E M Kennedy's son Edward M Kennedy Jr is hospitalized for tests and treatment aimed to prevent recurrence of bone cancer; his right leg was amputated above knee on Nov 17 '73;...
Aug 26, 2009 · In 1973, his son Edward M. Kennedy Jr., then 12, developed a bone cancer that cost him a leg. The next year, Mr. Kennedy took himself out of the 1976 presidential race.
