Kennedy, his children, and cancer (Boston Globe)

Kennedy, his children, and cancer
He helped them beat it, but now the fight is his
By Sally Jacobs
Globe Staff / May 25, 2008

Kara Kennedy was sitting in a doctor's office at Johns Hopkins Hospital with her father, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, when she got the news. Not only did she have cancer of the lung, it was inoperable. The doctor told her she might have less than a year to live.

For Senator Kennedy, the prognosis was unacceptable. Kennedy thanked the doctor and headed out the door. Over the next several days, he feverishly immersed himself in the subject of his daughter's cancer, and ultimately found a Boston surgeon who operated on her. Five years later, she is cancer-free and runs 5 miles a day, her mother said.

"He really saved her life," said Joan B. Kennedy, the senator's former wife and the mother of Kara. "I am so grateful that he is my children's father because he has always gotten them the best medical care."

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of seeking and obtaining the best possible medical care. Many families, faced with the diagnoses they have received, would not be able to afford to even look into special or unconventional treatments for their cancers.

Kennedy has done a lot to help us all on health care issues.

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