Joan Kennedy's heartbreaking battle with the bottle took another downward turn when a passerby stumbled upon the ex-socialite passed out and suffering from broken bones on a Hub street early yesterday. | Always figured it would be Teddy who turned up this way. But, there's still time |
The 68-year-old ex-wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) suffered a concussion and multiple shoulder fractures and was taken to Tufts New England Medical Center around 3 a.m., according to her son, U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.). ``You want to make sure there's someone there for her all the time . . . . but at the same time you don't want to encroach on her privacy too much,'' Kennedy told the Herald in an exclusive interview as he visited his injured mom yesterday at Tufts. ``When things like this happen, it makes you feel as though maybe you should have done more to make sure there's someone with her 24/7 and perhaps that might become necessary.'' Patrick Kennedy, 37, and his siblings, Edward Kennedy Jr., 44, and Kara Kennedy Allen, 45, were recently named their mother's temporary guardians but Patrick Kennedy may be named her permanent caretaker following an upcoming custody hearing, a source close to the family said. Somber and visibly shaken, Patrick Kennedy said he was ``very concerned'' for his mother and expressed heartfelt thanks to the unnamed do-gooder who found her sprawled out cold on the street and called 911. Police had no report on the incident. | If there was one, it's been shredded by now. |
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