Assignment: Ted Kennedy

2022 Summer SMART 12 Anatomy & Physiology
2022-07-12T14:54:10Z

Due: Jul 14, 2022 by 7am

On May 17, 2008, U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy suffered two seizures. Initially, Kennedy's poor cardiovascular health pointed to a stroke, but within days it was announced that the Senator had malignant glioblastoma. On June 2, 2008, surgeons removed much of the tumor from the left parietal lobe of his cerebrum before beginning aggressive radiation and chemotherapy.

Kennedy surprised many colleagues when he arrived on the Senate floor on July 9, to break a filibuster holding up Medicare legislation. However, this was completely in character for the man who had spent much of his 46-year career in the U.S. Senate fighting for the support of cancer research, mental health insurance coverage, and healthcare reform, especially for children. The following month Kennedy energized the Democratic National Convention with his "the dream lives on" speech and repeatedly return to the Senate for key notes in early 2009.

Over the summer, however, his condition deteriorated. On August 25, 2009, Senator Edward Kennedy died, just months before healthcare reform was passed by Congress.

On May 17, 2008, U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy suffered two seizures. Initially, Kennedy's poor cardiovascular health pointed to a stroke, but within days it was announced that the Senator had malignant glioblastoma. On June 2, 2008, surgeons removed much of the tumor from the left parietal lobe of his cerebrum before beginning aggressive radiation and chemotherapy.

Kennedy surprised many colleagues when he arrived on the Senate floor on July 9, to break a filibuster holding up Medicare legislation. However, this was completely in character for the man who had spent much of his 46-year career in the U.S. Senate fighting for the support of cancer research, mental health insurance coverage, and healthcare reform, especially for children. The following month Kennedy energized the Democratic National Convention with his "the dream lives on" speech and repeatedly return to the Senate for key notes in early 2009.

Over the summer, however, his condition deteriorated. On August 25, 2009, Senator Edward Kennedy died, just months before healthcare reform was passed by Congress.