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BumRushDaShow

(143,747 posts)
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 05:18 AM Oct 9

Ethel Kennedy hospitalized after suffering stroke, family says

Source: ABC News

October 8, 2024, 7:51 PM


Ethel Kennedy, a human rights advocate and the widow of former United States Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, is recovering after suffering a stroke last week, her grandson said in a statement on Tuesday. Ethel, 96, is the sister-in-law of former President John F. Kennedy.

"Unfortunately on Thursday morning she suffered a stroke in her sleep," her grandson Former Rep. Joe Kennedy III, D-Massachusetts, said on X. "She was brought to an area hospital where she is now receiving treatment."

"She is comfortable, she is getting the best care possible, and she is surrounded by family," Kennedy said of his grandmother. "She is, as you may know, a strong woman who has led a remarkably fulfilling life. We are here looking after her."

The Kennedy family matriarch is mother to 11 children, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and has several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/US/ethel-kennedy-hospitalized-after-suffering-stroke-family/story?id=114624612

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Ethel Kennedy hospitalized after suffering stroke, family says (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Oct 9 OP
Poor Ethel Kennedy. I fear that it was the horror and embarrassment of what her husband's namesake had become* Oopsie Daisy Oct 9 #1
My god, she is 96. former9thward Oct 9 #5
Oh yeah. I'm sure she's so proud of her whack-a-doodle son. 🤡🤪 Oopsie Daisy Oct 9 #6
I don't know if she is proud or not. former9thward Oct 9 #7
Oh, please. Spare me. 🙄 Oopsie Daisy Oct 9 #8
One thing I've learned from my adult kids... AngryOldDem Oct 10 #11
Resilient ... yes, that's the perfect word to describe her. Oopsie Daisy Oct 10 #12
Get better real soon Mrs. Kennedy CountAllVotes Oct 9 #2
Get well soon Mrs. Kennedy! sdfernando Oct 9 #3
My maternal grandparents were born into Alabama farm families. Aristus Oct 9 #4
My maternal grandmother BlueKota Oct 9 #10
May God be with her and not let her suffer. 🙏. n/t iluvtennis Oct 9 #9

Oopsie Daisy

(4,547 posts)
1. Poor Ethel Kennedy. I fear that it was the horror and embarrassment of what her husband's namesake had become*
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 06:09 AM
Oct 9

* that caused her so much stress.

former9thward

(33,424 posts)
7. I don't know if she is proud or not.
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 02:49 PM
Oct 9

Neither do you. You don't know if she even follows politics at this point. But there is no evidence a stroke is caused by politics to a 96 year old. I doubt she is on a political discussion board.

Oopsie Daisy

(4,547 posts)
8. Oh, please. Spare me. 🙄
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 03:11 PM
Oct 9

There's also "no evidence" that my jokes, jabs, wit and ridicule of RFK-Junior is universally appreciated. C'mon! Get with the program! It's FUNNY, not literal!! Good grief.

LOL

AngryOldDem

(14,176 posts)
11. One thing I've learned from my adult kids...
Thu Oct 10, 2024, 08:27 AM
Oct 10

…they’re gonna do what they’re gonna do, as whack as it may be. The family has joined ranks against Jr. ‘Nuff said.

Ethel Kennedy has lived a life that likely would have broken most other people. All we should do is wish her a speedy recovery, or, if that is unlikely, peace.

Ironically, I was thinking about her the other day, amazed at her resilience. I’ve always admired her.

sdfernando

(5,408 posts)
3. Get well soon Mrs. Kennedy!
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 11:04 AM
Oct 9

I knew they had a lot of children, but didn't realize it was 11! My Abuela (Grandmother) had 12 children. My mom was the 11th. Not all survived into adulthood but still. That's a lot of children. But big families mean lots and lots of support so that is definitely a good thing!

Aristus

(68,556 posts)
4. My maternal grandparents were born into Alabama farm families.
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 12:14 PM
Oct 9

Last edited Wed Oct 9, 2024, 10:45 PM - Edit history (1)

My grandmother was the youngest of ten, and my grandfather was the second-youngest of fifteen!

BlueKota

(3,706 posts)
10. My maternal grandmother
Wed Oct 9, 2024, 10:36 PM
Oct 9

had 8. They were a farm family too. She had 21 grandchildren. Two of the grandchildren passed. One died of leukemia when he was 3, the year before I was born. My cousin Bill died in 2006 of colon cancer he was only 40.

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