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- Two of Sen. Kennedy's children had been diagnosed with cancer by that point in his life, and his ex-wife had recently battled breast cancer. In all three cases, Sen. Kennedy had taken control of their care and all three were cancer-free at the time of his death.
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Ted (Edward Moore) Kennedy Jr. embodies this fierce perseverance, and his life’s work in cancer advocacy has saved countless lives. Diagnosed at twelve with osteosarcoma, Kennedy lost his leg from the knee down and went through grueling chemotherapy when the treatment was experimental – before dosages were scaled to effectiveness.
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Jul 29, 2008 · July 29, 2008. When Senator Edward M. Kennedy disclosed on May 20 that he had brain cancer, three days after suffering a seizure, doctors did not list surgery as a possibility. A news release...
May 16, 2000 · Keynote speaker Ted Kennedy, Jr., cancer survivor and advocate of people with disabilities. Cancer Survivors Day provides an opportunity for those with cancer to meet other patients and long-term survivors like Kennedy, Nessim, and Coleman.
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On May 23, 2008, doctors from the top cancer care centers and medical schools in the country flew to Boston or participated by phone in what may still be the most prestigious tumor board assembled in this country. Opinion at the time was mixed, with some favoring chemotherapy and radiation, while others felt a more aggressive approach was required ...
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. In these meetings, Kennedy would have multiple files filled with notes and que...
In 2002, Kennedy's 42-year-old daughter Kara Kennedy was diagnosed with lung cancer. When doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital said the cancer was inoperable, Kennedy thanked them for their time, assembled a board, and found a surgeon who was willing to remove part of Kara's lung. That procedure happened close to home for the politician, at Brigham an...
A few years later, Kennedy was once again making his calls and doing his research when he learned that his ex-wife Virginia “Joan” Kennedy had been diagnosed with breast cancer. At the time, Joan was under a conservatorship being overseen by her eldest son Edward Jr. due to her struggles with alcoholism. She went in for a lumpectomy shortly after t...
It was Kennedy's insatiable appetite for information that saved his children's life, but no amount of knowledge can save a person if the information they are looking for does not exist. His commitment to health care is part of the reason why on July 9, 2008 – just one month after surgery – he flew to Washington D.C. to cast his vote on a bill that ...
People with cancer are considered disabled “by virtue of the fact that a cancer diagnosis and treatment is a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act,” Kennedy explains.
Nov 17, 2013 · The 411: Cancer survivor Ted Kennedy Jr. held the gathering of 300 to rapt attention as he spoke on his experience with bone cancer at age 12 and his experience serving as caregiver to his father, Sen. Edward Kennedy Sr., who died in 2009 from a brain tumor.
Sep 8, 2021 · Tue, Sep 7 20211:22 AM EDT. Ted Kennedy Jr. is co-chair of the Disability Equality Index, board member of The American Association of People with Disabilities and part of the famous Kennedy...
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