Senator Ted Kennedy diagnosed with brain cancer.

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21 May 2008, 7:33 am

It's the worst form, a glioblastoma. He may have less then a year left.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/kennedy_tumo ... NuUFZH2ocA

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21 May 2008, 9:03 am

I found about it on CNN.com

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21 May 2008, 9:37 am

They're just now diagnosing that? I thought - Oh, no, that was soul cancer...he's been living with that for years...

"When I returned, Mary Jo and the care were gone..."

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21 May 2008, 9:46 am

Encephalocarcinoma topic

This is tragic. One of my uncles was diagnosed with this form of cancer and despite all the treatment and surgery he died within six months of the diagnosis. In fact he died on my fortieth birthday.

I hope it is a comfort to the Kennedy relatives that he will receive the best of care and that there are new therapies and medications, both for treatment and pain associated with malignant gliomas.

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21 May 2008, 12:54 pm

Hmm. Brain cancer isn't usually an optimistic prognosis. Too bad for Sr. Kennedy.

At least he'll live to a ripe old age.

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21 May 2008, 5:50 pm

Even though I'm not a big fan of Sen. Kennedy my prayers do definitely go out to him and his family during this time.

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21 May 2008, 8:03 pm

Though I've hated this man and his politics for years, I would not have wished this upon him. Now a career ending, embarrassing scandal, I've wished that upon him many times...

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21 May 2008, 8:17 pm

Avengilante wrote:

They're just now diagnosing that? I thought - Oh, no, that was soul cancer...he's been living with that for years...

That was very Nice Avengilante, wasn't very compassionate, I hope
it doesn't happen to you or your family. I have had 1 aunt die of this
type of cancer, and 2 others die in the in December and February this
past year, both of the were bone and breast cancer, its not a nice way
to die, I only hope senator Kennedy doesn't suffer.

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22 May 2008, 12:13 am

A friend of mine lost her mom to that type of cancer, and it's not a fun way to die.

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22 May 2008, 12:14 am

Having had two brains tumors myself, I wouldn't wish it on anybody. But sometimes you survive, who knows why. I wish him the best.

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22 May 2008, 3:48 am

I was told to check myself for a brain cancer since i experienced some of the symptoms. Well, well.

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22 May 2008, 8:30 am

YowlingCat wrote:

Having had two brains tumors myself, I wouldn't wish it on anybody. But sometimes you survive, who knows why. I wish him the best.

they said that with even the best treatment he was five years. As a regestired Democrat and a resident of the state where his son Patrick represents us in Congress it comes really close to home.

(When I wrote this I had some serious Deja Vu and left out a chunk of what I was gonna write).

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