As the news is beginning to report, Senator Ted Kennedy is undergoing brain surgery today. The operation is the first step to reduce the tumor before he undergoes chemotherapy and radiation. He is definitely in good hands this morning with one of the nation's top neurosurgeons, so all we can do is say a prayer (or send good thoughts if you choose) as he begins to fight this as he has fought every other challenge in his life.
From The Huffington Post:
Kennedy said that over the past few days he and his wife, Vicki, "along with my outstanding team of doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital, have consulted with experts from around the country and have decided that the best course of action for my brain tumor is targeted surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiation."
Kennedy said he selected a team of neuro-oncologists from Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital and Duke University Medical Center.
Friedman is "one of the thought leaders" and a giant in the field of neuro-oncology, said Dr. Otis Brawley, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society, speaking from Chicago, where more than 30,000 cancer specialists are attending an American Society of Clinical Oncology conference.
Friedman is chief of the division of neurosurgery in the surgical department at Duke and also co-director of the neuro-oncology department there. His clinical interests are brain tumors, skull-based tumors, peripheral nerve surgery, pituitary tumors and cerebrovascular disaster, according to his resume on the medical center's Web site.
After his treatment, Kennedy said, "I look forward to returning to the United States Senate and to doing everything I can to help elect Barack Obama as our next president." Kennedy has endorsed Obama, the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination.
I'm so happy to see his fighting spirit still remains, and further proof that absolutely nothing can keep this great man down. If you haven't done so already, you can send him a letter at his Senate website.
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