| There are no minor brain surgeries. And when one is | | | | effects, he said. AWAKE! Amazing what's done these |
| at the age that Ted Kennedy is, the body doesn't do | | | | days. |
| well with the procedure; however, GOOD NEWS has | | | | After a brief recuperation, he will begin radiation at |
| come from the doctors this morning after Ted's | | | | Massachusetts General Hospital and chemotherapy |
| surgery. Sen. Kennedy underwent what his doctors | | | | treatment. Family spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter |
| called successful surgery Monday to treat his | | | | said Kennedy spoke to his wife, Vicki, and told her: "I |
| cancerous brain tumor, and told his wife shortly after | | | | feel like a million bucks. I think I'll do that again |
| that he "felt like a million bucks," a family | | | | tomorrow." RIGHT! |
| spokeswoman said. | | | | Kennedy had a seizure at his home on Cape Cod |
| Regardless of political affiliation we should all be | | | | which led doctors to later announced that he had a |
| rejoicing for he and his family. | | | | malignant glioma in his left parietal lobe, a brain region |
| | | | | that governs sensation but also plays some role in |
| The surgery at Duke University Medical Center took | | | | movement and language. A malignant glioma is one of |
| about 3 1/2 hours. He is expected to undergo | | | | the worst kinds of brain cancer, and malignant |
| chemotherapy and radiation in coming weeks. He is | | | | gliomas are diagnosed in about 9,000 Americans a |
| expected to remain at the North Carolina hospital for | | | | year. |
| about a week. You have to know that he had the | | | | Here is the complete statement from Dr. Freidman: |
| best of doctors and patient care. | | | | |
| Kennedy is 76-year-old and was diagnosed last month | | | | "I am pleased to report that Senator Kennedy's |
| with a malignant glioma, a lethal type of brain tumor. | | | | surgery was successful and accomplished our goals. |
| Experts had said Dr. Allan Friedman -- the top | | | | Senator Kennedy was awake during the resection, |
| neurosurgeon at Duke and an internationally known | | | | and should therefore experience no permanent |
| tumor and vascular surgeon -- was likely try to | | | | neurological affects from the surgery. The surgery |
| remove as much of the tumor as possible while | | | | lasted roughly three and a half hours and is just the |
| balancing the risk of harming healthy brain tissue that | | | | first step in Senator Kennedy's treatment plan. After |
| affects movement and speech. | | | | a brief recuperation, he will begin targeted radiation at |
| Foloowing the surgery, Dr. Friedman said the surgery | | | | Massachusetts General Hospital and chemotherapy |
| "was successful and accomplished our goals." | | | | treatment. I hope that everyone will join us in praying |
| Kennedy was awake during the procedure, and | | | | for Senator Kennedy to have an uneventful and |
| should not experience any permanent neurological | | | | robust recovery. |