By GLEN JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer Tue May 20, 6:54 PM ET
BOSTON - Sen. Edward M.
Kennedy was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor Tuesday
in what could be the grim final chapter in a life marked by
exhilarating triumph and shattering tragedy. Some experts gave the
liberal lion less than a year to live.
Doctors discovered the tumor after the 76-year-old senator
and sole surviving son of America's most storied political family
suffered a seizure over the weekend. The diagnosis cast a pall over
Capitol Hill, where the Massachusetts Democrat has served since
1962, and came as a shock to a family all too accustomed to sudden,
calamitous news.
"Ted Kennedy and the Kennedy family have faced adversity more
times in more instances with more courage and more determination
and more grace than most families have to," said Sen. John
Kerry, D-Mass. "Every one of us knows what a big heart this
fellow has. He's helped millions and millions of people from
the biggest of legislation on the floor to the most personal."
Kerry added: "This guy is one unbelievable fighter."
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Note - I hope that Senator
Kennedy's doctors have enough sense to tell him not to use a cell
phone and avoid wireless emissions! MW
Informant: Martin Weatherall
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