Ted Kennedy

Ted Kennedy hospitalized

adamg — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:03:22 -0400

Ted Kennedy's convention speech

adamg — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:55:05 -0400

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Ted Kennedy tribute video.

Kennedy on a golf cart after sailing

adamg — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 14:35:44 -0400

Tony posts video of Ted Kennedy after his sailing excursion yesterday.

Kennedy to keynote convention?

adamg — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:55:08 -0400

Teddy Kokoros predicts.

Kennedy out of surgery

adamg — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:24:08 -0400

Globe: Kennedy's brain tumor surgery deemed a success.

Working-class hero

adamg — Thu, 22 May 2008 13:33:14 -0400

Michele McPhee explains to the Kennedy haters why Ted Kennedy is just that.

Dirty Laundry: Covering Ted Kennedy's brain tumor

adamg — Wed, 21 May 2008 16:57:59 -0400

Former Herald reporter Ed Cafasso dissects the Kennedy media frenzy of the past few days, and predicts that once every last Hyannisport resident is interviewed about their neighbor that we'll see three more types of stories: the Teddy-as-sinner story, the "What did Kennedy insiders know and when did they know it?" story and the media teeth-gnashing story:

... Reporters interview other reporters and journalism professors to figure out if they went overboard in their coverage. Here's a tip: If you feel compelled to do a story examining whether you should have done all the stories you did, then it's safe to say you should have chosen not to do some of them in the first place. ...

Via Don Martelli.

Senatorial succession

adamg — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:51:27 -0400

Lance notes the news stories about our don't-let-Mitt-appoint-anybody senatorial succession law, but wonders why nobody's picked up on another provision in the law that only applies in even-numbered years.

How Ted Kennedy saved his life

adamg — Wed, 21 May 2008 09:52:38 -0400

Berryjooks recalls when he was in a terrible out-of-state car accident with no health insurance:

... I ended up in New England Memorial in Stoneham, and within a couple of days the doctors there told my parents that there wasn't anything more they could do for me.

A friend of the family called Ted's office and explained the situation, and that same afternoon the State Police came and escorted me to the New England Baptist Hospital and delivered me into the care of one of the most amazing and talented liver surgeons in the country, Dr. Kenneth Warren. The rest, as they say, is history.

Without Ted's intervention, I wouldn't have made it. Children, grandchildren, none of that would have happened.

And who was I?

Just some constituent. ...

Meanwhile, Cleary Squared remembers when his father was diagnosed with a malignant glioma:

... Radiation, plus the gliomas, effectively scrambled my father's brains, and caused other complications such as hematomas, headaches, and loss of physical coordination. By September 2005, he was wheelchair bound, but still somewhat lucid, and actually looked like he was getting better. However, once the cancer spread to his spine, we knew it would be a matter of time. We planned his funeral in October, thinking he'd survive until at least after Christmas. He died two days before Thanksgiving, after celebrating his 35th wedding anniversary, at the age of 63. ...

Talking to your kids about Sen. Kennedy's brain tumor

adamg — Wed, 21 May 2008 09:39:19 -0400

Dr. Gwenn advises.