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(Message started by: BarbaraD on May 20^th, 2008, 1:12pm)

Title: Brain Tumor found....
Post by BarbaraD on May 20^th, 2008, 1:12pm

I just heard on the news that Ted Kennedy has a brain tumor. The seizure he had was caused by that.

I was joking the other day when they rushed him to the hospital, but now I think some prayers are in order. No matter how any of us feel about him - we wouldn't wish this on anyone.

Hugs BD

Title: Re: Brain Tumor found....
Post by sandie99 on May 20^th, 2008, 1:22pm

OMG... My family has been through that - twice. My father died because of it, so did my uncle. :(

Watching my dad fighting his fight against glioblastoma and then lose made me feel compassion for anyone who suffers brain tumor for life.

Sanna

Title: Re: Brain Tumor found....
Post by Langa on May 20^th, 2008, 1:36pm

For some reason I had a feeling it was a brain tumor...seizures out of the blue, otherwise healthy. In either case, it's very sad. Aren't some brain tumors operable though?

Langa

Title: Re: Brain Tumor found....
Post by fubar on May 20^th, 2008, 1:45pm

Very sad for his family. A brain tumor only took 2 months to take my oldest friend Bill who was like a dad to me. Don't count him out yet though, he's one tough bastard.

Title: Re: Brain Tumor found....
Post by sandie99 on May 20^th, 2008, 1:52pm

Langa,
it depends where the tumor is located. In my dad's case, the tumor was removed, but it grew back quickly. He was gone in six months.

My uncle's tumor located in too severe place to be operated, which made it more dangerous than its gradus would have. He fought 3 years and lost.

Sanna

Title: Re: Brain Tumor found....
Post by Brew on May 20^th, 2008, 2:02pm

Can I just leave it at not saying anything bad about him?

Title: Re: Brain Tumor found....
Post by BarbaraD on May 20^th, 2008, 2:19pm

They just announced it's malignant and he's gonna have to undergo chemo and radiation, but haven't said anything about surgery.

Heck, they're already doing an obit on him. His family has gone thru so much. He may not be the best liked person in the world, but I feel for his family ... they've lost so many.

Some of us "OLD" people can still remember him as a wet nosed little kid when his brother was elected President back in 1960 (he was only 30 then).

BD

Title: Re: Brain Tumor found....
Post by thomas on May 20^th, 2008, 2:38pm

on 05/20/08 at 14:02:15, Brew wrote:

Can I just leave it at not saying anything bad about him?

Yeah, I think that's pretty appropriate.

Title: Re: Brain Tumor found....
Post by Ghost on May 20^th, 2008, 2:47pm

sad

Title: Re: Brain Tumor found....
Post by fubar on May 20^th, 2008, 4:19pm

Inoperable, according to the reports now.. man I never thought I'd feel bad for Ted Kennedy but that sucks.

Title: Re: Brain Tumor found....
Post by Cathi_Pierce on May 20^th, 2008, 4:23pm

The Modern Day Camelot will be history.

What devastation this family has seen.

Regardless of your political opinions, this is sad.

Cathi

Title: Re: Brain Tumor found....
Post by swimchica623 on May 20^th, 2008, 4:47pm

It is very sad, I can't believe the Kennedy family has another horrible family tragedy...

Title: Re: Brain Tumor found....
Post by DonnaH_again on May 20^th, 2008, 7:13pm

My sisters husband developed a brain tumor at age 22. She was a widow with a 2 daughter years old when he died.

His was operated on, but they couldn't get it all, and he started having seizures, headaches and later, with loss of memory and coordination of the legs. He had a second surgery 2 years to the day later, but lived only three days after that. It's a hard way to go, as are most cancers.

Sorry for Ted and the other Kennedys.

Title: Re: Brain Tumor found....
Post by Callico on May 20^th, 2008, 9:36pm

When I heard the news at first I felt a little satisfaction, but then it was as if God slapped me up the side of my head. I've been praying for him since. He and I are poles apart politically and morally, but he is still one of God's creations that He loves, and it is not for me to judge. There are probably some that feel similarly about me.

Jerry

Title: Re: Brain Tumor found....
Post by Melissa on May 20^th, 2008, 10:28pm

Sorry to say it, maybe it's because I'm feeling like a hard ass tonight, but I know of a lot more families out there who've had it worse than the Kennedy's.

Yeah it sucks, but it happens to many people. What about them? You don't see their names in the news, but they're just as important.

Title: Re: Brain Tumor found....
Post by Brew on May 20^th, 2008, 10:36pm

I promised myself I wouldn't say anything bad.

Title: Re: Brain Tumor found....
Post by Kirk on May 21^st, 2008, 12:51am

Karma

Title: Re: Brain Tumor found....
Post by Charlie on May 21^st, 2008, 12:56am

The Kennedys never do it simply.

It's a hell of a strange history.

Hope they can do something.

Charlie