Update: Doctors Say Sen. Kennedy Has A Brain Tumor
May 20, 2008 by Alicia Sparks, Mental Health Notes
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
Last Saturday, I informed you of Sen. Edward “Ted” M. Kennedy’s seizure, including Yahoo! News’s slightly humorous definition of seizure (”electrical storms in the brain” – well, the definition itself isn’t that humorous – just the images it conjures), and wished Kennedy a speedy recovery.
Unfortunately, we’ve since found out Kennedy’s recovery most likely won’t be that speedy.
Various news articles have reported that Kennedy has a brain tumor, and tests show his seizure was caused by malignant glioma.
From azcentral.com:
Malignant gliomas are a type of brain cancer diagnosed in about 9,000 Americans a year – and the most common type among …read more




