Sen. Edward M. Kennedy is expected to remain hospitalized for a few days, while recovering from surgery to repair a partially blocked artery in his neck. The blockage was discovered during routine examination of a decades-old back injury.
Kennedy underwent the hour-long procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital on Friday morning to repair his left carotid artery - a major supplier of blood to the neck and head. WBZ has learned that artery was 70 percent blocked. More likely it was 99% blocked since birth.
By Friday afternoon, doctors said Senator Kennedy was sitting up, eating ice cream and drinking ginger ale. He planned to watch the Red Sox game Friday night. Send cheese. Lots of cheddar cheese.
His recovery is expected to be quick. "After a very brief recovery period, Senator Kennedy will resume his normal schedule in Washington and in Massachusetts," his spokesperson said.
The surgery was performed by Dr. Richard Cambria, the hospital's chief of vascular surgery. The Massachusetts Democrat suffered no complications and the senator was expected to be released in several days, Kennedy's office said The doctor stayed at a Holiday Inn the night before.
"As part of a routine evaluation of Senator Kennedy's back and spine, MRI studies picked up an unrelated, asymptomatic blockage in the senator's left carotid artery," said a statement from Kennedy's Washington office. "This morning, Senator Kennedy underwent preventive surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital to remove the blockage." Asymptomatic? You mean nothing will change? Durnit.
Kennedy, 75, is in relatively good health for his age, but he has been bothered by an aching back since a 1964 plane crash, which killed a pilot and one of Kennedy's aides. Then-Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., who was traveling with Kennedy, pulled him from the wreckage but Kennedy suffered a back injury, punctured lung, broken ribs and internal bleeding.
Because of the persistent pain, the senator often leans on a wall or sits on a stool when he otherwise would be expected to stand for an extended period. Or think.
Kennedy had a routine back examination on Oct. 4, followed by an MRI exam at Cape Cod Hospital on Tuesday. That night, doctors told him of the arterial blockage.
Kennedy campaigned Wednesday in the Merrimack Valley for Niki Tsongas, a Democrat seeking the 5th Congressional District seat in a special election next week, before heading to Massachusetts General for additional tests.
Kennedy is the lone surviving son in a famed political family. His eldest brother, Joseph, was killed in a World War II airplane crash, another sibling, President John F. Kennedy, was assassinated in 1963, while his remaining brother, Robert, was assassinated in 1968.
Kennedy, considered a liberal lion in the Senate, was re-elected in 2006. His current term ends in 2013. The senator made a failed run for the presidency in 1980. 2013?! Sigh. Do they make cheddar cheese with trans-fats?
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Because of the persistent pain, the senator often leans on a wall or sits on a stool when he otherwise would be expected to stand for an extended period.
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In the classical form of late 20th century liberal philosophy of "One set of rules for thee and another set of rules for me", had the Senator enjoyed the forced mandatory state health care he wanted for the rest of us, he'd still be on a waiting list [most likely till he died] for surgery at his advanced age. Just ask the victims customers of national health care in England, Netherlands, etc. Great being an American of privilege isn't it. Go sell your guilt elsewhere.
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As a dedicated culinary enthusiast, I can think of nothing more appropriate or suitable for this dirtbag's medical and political situation than this:
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Shit Zen I'd never heard of such a thing! LOL!
Because of the persistent pain, the senator often leans on a wall or sits on a stool when he otherwise would be expected to stand for an extended period.
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...had the Senator enjoyed the forced mandatory state health care he wanted for the rest of us, he'd still be on a waiting list [most likely till he died] for surgery at his advanced age.
The other day I had to have one o' them fancy medical scans. There was a certain amount of tussling with the insurance company. The doctor's judgment that I needed the test wasn't good enough for them, for one thing. They wanted to know what symptoms I had. There were several I didn't have (and wasn't about to wait until they showed up, which was the whole flippin' point of the test). Had I been completely asymptomatic, I'd have never have been given a test for no good reason. And this is with a pretty good insurance company. Nice to have Kennedy money, I suppose.
In the absence of anything new from Britney and Lindsey, this will have to do.
Speculation that the French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Cécilia are shortly to announce their divorce intensified in France last night following reports that Mrs Sarkozy was lying low abroad. The French regional newspaper L'Est Républicain wrote on its website yesterday that the couple's "separation and divorce" would be made public imminently.
Quoting unnamed sources at the Elysée palace, the paper said: "Things should move pretty quickly," adding that divorce papers would be filed at a court in Nanterre, a Paris suburb.
Mr Sarkozy's spokesman David Martinon told Agence France Presse there was "no comment" from the Elysée. Mrs Sarkozy's spokeswoman also refused to answer questions.
The news weekly Le Nouvel Observateur reported that at the recent France-Georgia World Cup rugby match Mr Sarkozy, 52, confided to his Georgian counterpart Mikheil Saakashvili that he might soon be single. Mr Sarkozy reportedly said: "Thankfully there is the rugby. With that you can forget all the rest."
Mrs Sarkozy, 49, has rarely been seen at her husband's side since he took office in May, leading her to be nicknamed "the invisible woman". Last week she declined to accompany her husband to Bulgaria, where she was to have received the country's top honour for helping secure the release of Bulgarian nurses imprisoned in Libya. She also turned down a rare private invitation from George Bush this summer, blaming a sore throat, before being pictured shopping the next day.
The couple, who have one son together and two children each from previous marriages, briefly separated in 2005. They kissed on the president's inauguration day in an attempt to quell rumours of a rift.
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Appears the mayor did some follow-up marriage counceling.
She married the popular French TV host Jacques Martin, 26 years her senior, when she was 27, on 10 August 1984. Her wedding witness was a childhood friend, Conrada de la Brosse, the wife of publicity agent François de la Brosse. The wedding took place in Neuilly-sur-Seine at the town hall and Nicolas Sarkozy, mayor of Neuilly, conducted the wedding. The Martins had two daughters, Judith Martin (b. August 22, 1984) and Jeanne-Marie Martin (b. June 8, 1987).
Nicolas Sarkozy, who was married to his first wife at the time, met his future wife again three years later and was "struck by lightning" upon seeing her again.[8] She left Martin to live with Sarkozy in 1988 and obtained a divorce a year later. Once Sarkozy had himself obtained a divorce in 1996, they married in Neuilly on October 23, 1996. The witnesses were Martin Bouygues and billionaire businessman Bernard Arnault. Six months later, on April 28, 1997, Cécilia Sarkozy gave birth to the couple's only child, Louis. Nicolas Sarkozy has two sons from his first marriage.
A marine, severely injured and blinded during his service in Iraq, had an awesome time riding in some of the fastest and most incredible cars on the road today. He personally details the events leading up to his day of adrenaline in NYTimes. Full story is worth the read, he also includes a link to videos of his driving experience. I think this story is an awesome example of human spirit and kindness. I only wish there were more like it..... Back to the WoT.
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Thank you for fixing the link, Scooter. It got a bit hard to read with the print all blurred like that at the end but is a fantastic story nonetheless. We need to establish a similar "Make A Wish" foundation for all of our injured combat veterans.
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This is Rush at his best. He takes the LLL Moonbats words and turns it against them. Well done Rush, well done. P.S. Yes if Harry wanted to counter this he would ensure he makes the highest bid.
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I can almost gurantee that if any Donk wanted make an honest bid, Rush would take it in a heartbeat. He would also crow (deservidly) for the next 18 months.
I've already heard two different people say that Rush Limbaugh should call on each and every one of those Senators to make MATCHING DONATIONS, to show that THEY respect the troops.
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SWEET! Pure jujitsu. Rush Limbaugh, you magnificent bastard! It is a shame Teddy K was getting his carotids rootered, the letter would have had his signiture on it to complete the pinko LLList.
PHILADELPHIA - After parachuting into Europe during World War II, battling along a strip of road called Hell's Highway in the Netherlands and surviving the freezing woods of Bastogne surrounded by German troops, William Guarnere and Edward Heffron do not consider themselves heroes.
Guarnere, 84, and Heffron, 84, are among the surviving members of the fabled Easy Company memorialized in the HBO miniseries "Band of Brothers." To them, the real heroes are the men whose bodies stayed buried in that foreign soil and the mothers who sent their sons off to war, praying for a safe return.
It is so their sacrifices are not forgotten that Guarnere and Heffron have written "Brothers in Battle: Best of Friends," recently published by the Berkley Publishing Group.
Guarnere was one of the original members of Easy Company who dropped into Normandy ahead of D-Day in 1944, while Heffron, often called "Babe," was one of the replacements who joined the unit later. Guarnere earned the nickname "Wild Bill" because just before D-Day, he discovered that his brother had been killed in Italy and he became obsessed with getting back at the Germans. Real men.
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I had the opportunity to meet and speak with Ed Pepping for a few days last year. Ed, one of the E company medics, was one of the ones who jumped in on D-Day. He was a pleasure to speak with. I hope is still well.
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A multi-volume chronology and reference guide set detailing three years of the Mexican Drug War between 2010 and 2012.
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Senator's Carotid Artery Was 70 Percent Blocked
Speculation that the French president Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Cécilia are shortly to announce their divorce intensified in France last night following reports that Mrs Sarkozy was lying low abroad. The French regional newspaper L'Est Républicain wrote on its website yesterday that the couple's "separation and divorce" would be made public imminently.
