***Breaking on CNN! Doctors say Sen. Edward Kennedy has brain tumor

[stratomagi]

Doctors say Sen. Edward Kennedy has brain tumor; condition discovered after he had seizure.

:( :cry:

(UPDATEDx3)
Kennedy has malignant tumor
Sen. Edward Kennedy has a malignant brain tumor. The hospital treating Kennedy released a statement today saying that the tumor was found during tests after the senator had a seizure Saturday. The tumor is in his left parietal lobe.
http://www.cnn.com/

Articles:

MSNBC:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24728667/

CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/20/kennedy.tumor/index.html

NYT:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Kennedy.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

[Fridays Child]

1. Oh, no!

I hope it's treatable and benign!

[newmajority]

5. Unfortunately, not

They say it's malignant. :(

[Fridays Child]

52. Damn!

:(

[NJmaverick]

6. Unfortunately, it's malignant

[stratomagi]

13. Mayor O'Connor here in Pittsburgh died of brain tumors

like 8 months after being elected. Its just gonna put a damper on the whole day regardless of what happens in the primaries tonight.

[NJmaverick]

18. My uncle had one, he died in less than 6 months

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. Oh, not good :^(

[madaboutharry]

3. It is malignant.

sad.

[NJSecularist]

4. It's a malignant tumor.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[LakeSamish706]

7. It's not good news... Malignant is what they are saying MSNBC... Damn I wish the...

best for Senator Kennedy and his family...

[stratomagi]

8. On a related note, this reminded me of last night.

I had a patient who was talking to the nurse and saying how she hopes to survive until the election because we need to have the democrats in office. Naturally I couldn't be partisan at work, but me and the nurse were just like wow.

[Indiana_Dem]

15. The same situation for my grandpa who is approaching 100 in September--

he says his goal is to vote in the next general election before he dies. He wants to see who makes it and is hoping for Obama. He really wants to see the Bush administration go and for change in government to take place...he just wants to be assured before he goes.

[stratomagi]

19. Its a really selfless gesture in my opinion

caring about the future regardless of whether you'll be there or not.

[jefferson_dem]

9. My thoughts and prayers go out to the wonderful Kennedy family.

Stay strong. We love you!

[shaniqua6392]

10. Thought and prayers for Senator Kennedy and family.

I can't believe this. We all love you Ted!!:hug:

[magellan]

11. Oh no

My best wishes to Sen. Kennedy and his family. Very sad. :(

[annabanana]

12. This is awful. Dear God.

I hope it's small, discrete and operable.

[Individualist]

14. Heartbreaking news!

:cry:

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

16. Very sad

Our hopes go out to him.

[adarling]

17. how much can one family stand

god i am so upset right now for them. its just like they can't catch a break. i will send my prayers for him and his family. he is one of my favorite senators and is someone i always looked up to. he had difficulties personal and professional but he was still amazing. gonna donate to a cancer research place.

[Mz Pip]

20. Horrible, horrible

It's a terrible way to go. :cry:

[BlooInBloo]

21. O sheesh. :(

[Warpy]

22. This is very bad news

because malignant tumors don't have a good overall prognosis, not even with state of the art, aggressive treatment.

I hope they can buy him some good time, a lot of it.

[bicentennial_baby]

24. They just said average life expectancy is 18 mos-2 years

with this type. :(

[Warpy]

30. There are a lot of interesting things in the pipeline

to treat the various types of glioma, to shrink the tumor and relieve symptoms for long periods of time, and MGH is where he is likeliest to get into clinical trials of some of them.

The good news is that this is generally a painless way to go, although the loss of function as time goes on is incredibly distressing.

[blondeatlast]

23. Prayers for freedom from pain and peace regardless of the resolution. nt

[FloridaJudy]

25. Oh no!

I'm so sorry to hear that. I do have a friend who's still alive (and has all his faculties) decades after being diagnosed with a brain tumor. I'll pray for the same outcome for Senator Kennedy, even though the odds aren't good.

[Bobbieo]

29. My husband died of a malignant brain tumor in '91. He lasted

six months after surgery but he was not in pain. He lost control of his senses after the first seizure. We were on vacation In Mexico when it happened.

I'm so sorry for Ted Kennedy and the family!!

[LiberalAndProud]

26. Be well, Sen. Kennedy.

This is overwhelming. no no no no NO

[cboy4]

27. One of my favorite senators. :-(

:(

[Solly Mack]

28. Well damn

:(

[MiniMe]

31. Its a malignant glioma. Anybody know about this type of tumor?

[Barack_America]

33. Unfortunately, it's about as bad as you can get.

The prognosis is not good. But people CAN survive. I know a woman who has survived 25+ years after a grade 4 (most aggressive) glioma.

[NJmaverick]

34. I used to read up on all of these, when my uncle came down with one

When you have malignant and brain tumor in the same sentence, nothing is good. It seems like the only difference is how long you have to live.

[slackmaster]

44. I have a friend who survived a malignant glioma

Treatment was very rough - Surgery then months of chemo and radiation.

She's been cancer-free for about seven years now.

[NJmaverick]

47. I wish her the best of luck, my uncle passed away

just a few months after the diagnosis.

[slackmaster]

48. My uncle's tumor was found to be inoperable but they operated anyway

Extended his life by maybe a few months, and put him (and the family) through a lot of needless misery.

[slackmaster]

43. Yes, it's bad news

Sometimes survivable with surgery followed up by chemo and radiation. Sometimes they're not even operable because they have involved brain structures that can't be disturbed.

[Individualist]

49. A doctor on CNN said glioblastoma multiforme is the worst, BUT

that it's not known whether this is the form that Kennedy has. The only announcement from his doctors has been glioma.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

32. ((((((Teddy))))))

Sending healing thoughts out to you.

[MiniMe]

35. I'm afraid to go see what the freeps are saying

[flvegan]

36. Actually, there's one thread on the front page, and the Freeps are being pretty kind.

Supportive, wishing/praying for the best, etc.

[stratomagi]

38. There are occasionally a few assholish snarks...

I'd say the ratio of well wishing to snark is about 3 to 1 so all in all good...remember these people aren't evil, just political opposition, still they are people with feelings too.

[EmeraldCityGrl]

37. I love the Kennedys warts and all

This is a sad day. I hope Sen. Kennedy remains comfortable as long as possible.

[bdamomma]

39. So sad and we have monsters like cheney still around.

life is not fair at all.

[stratomagi]

41. You can't have a brain tumor with no brain.

Thats why he's still around.

[bdamomma]

42. and no heart too.

[stratomagi]

45. Oh, he has one, its about the size of the Grinch's

and functions very poorly, but surprisingly it keeps going.

[Nikki Stone1]

40. This is so very sad.

There's no one to replace him.

[Glimmer of Hope]

46. How sad. He is a fighter though and if anyone can survive this, he can.

[Feron]

50. That is really sad.

I wish him well. :(

[LeftishBrit]

51. This is serious.

I've had good friends who died of similar conditions. One was only in her 40s.

There is new research being done all the time. I will be donating today to:

www.braintumouruk.org.uk

I believe the American equivalent is:

www.braintumor.org