Brain cancer strikes Sen. Kennedy

Can't wait to see you Ted, we've got a lot of catching up to do

That's wrong on so many levels. Funny as hell though!!

Look at it this way, at least Ethyl Kennedy doesn't have to shop for a black dress.

Mary Jo Kopechne wrote:

Can't wait to see you Ted, we've got a lot of catching up to do

Too funny!!!

Mary Jo Kopechne wrote:

Can't wait to see you Ted, we've got a lot of catching up to do

Very funny...but you're assuming they're going to end up in the same place.

Karl wrote:

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Very funny...but you're assuming they're going to end up in the same place.

Karl, that's mean!

You're right, it was. And I apologize.

I cannot belive how flip all of the media has been about this diagnosis. They make it sound like his treatment will be a walk in the park and not the nightmare it really will be. My father died from the same brain tumor 2 years ago, and lived only 18 months after his diagnosis, five of which were truly hell on earth.

The chemotherapy he will be put on is called Temador, taken orally. It makes most brain tumor patients so sick they have to be placed on anti-nausea medication. The chemotherapy will also make Kennedy susceptible to other disease, such as pneumonia and sepsis, as it will knock out his entire immune system. Additionally, the radiation will cause swelling in the brain, and Kennedy will be prescribed large amounts of the steroid Decadron, which will cause swelling in the face, an insatiable appetite, and possibly "roid rage" moments.

Every brain tumor patient is different. While only a small amount of adults are effected every year, the disease is devastating. It makes me so mad that it took a Kennedy to come down with this disease for people to really acknowledge it. What about Johnnie Oates and Tugg McGraw, George Harrison and Siskel? They all died of it too. I welcome you to research this, look at the National Brain Tumor Foundation, and their message board.

My father was diagnosed on October 2004, with a glioblastoma Multiforme Grade IV (GBM IV), the most aggressive type of cancerous tumor. He was a financial analyst and consultant for crude oil futures. After his surgery and course of treatment, he was never able to return to work. His tumor was also on the left side, but they were able to resect most of it. He underwent radiation and Temador, then Gleevec (a chemo for leukemia), then AEE788 (an experimental chemo from the Duke Brain Tumor Center) and then Tarceva (chemo for lung cancer). None of these medications could stop the tumor from growing and my father died a really awful death 18 months after his diagnosis.

Just because this is a Kennedy, the public deserves to know the facts about the disease and Kennedy's real and true prognosis.

dls1974 wrote:

I cannot belive how flip all of the media has been about this diagnosis. They make it sound like his treatment will be a walk in the park and not the nightmare it really will be. My father died from the same brain tumor 2 years ago, and lived only 18 months after his diagnosis, five of which were truly hell on earth.
The chemotherapy he will be put on is called Temador, taken orally. It makes most brain tumor patients so sick they have to be placed on anti-nausea medication. The chemotherapy will also make Kennedy susceptible to other disease, such as pneumonia and sepsis, as it will knock out his entire immune system. Additionally, the radiation will cause swelling in the brain, and Kennedy will be prescribed large amounts of the steroid Decadron, which will cause swelling in the face, an insatiable appetite, and possibly "roid rage" moments.
Every brain tumor patient is different. While only a small amount of adults are effected every year, the disease is devastating. It makes me so mad that it took a Kennedy to come down with this disease for people to really acknowledge it. What about Johnnie Oates and Tugg McGraw, George Harrison and Siskel? They all died of it too. I welcome you to research this, look at the National Brain Tumor Foundation, and their message board.
My father was diagnosed on October 2004, with a glioblastoma Multiforme Grade IV (GBM IV), the most aggressive type of cancerous tumor. He was a financial analyst and consultant for crude oil futures. After his surgery and course of treatment, he was never able to return to work. His tumor was also on the left side, but they were able to resect most of it. He underwent radiation and Temador, then Gleevec (a chemo for leukemia), then AEE788 (an experimental chemo from the Duke Brain Tumor Center) and then Tarceva (chemo for lung cancer). None of these medications could stop the tumor from growing and my father died a really awful death 18 months after his diagnosis.
Just because this is a Kennedy, the public deserves to know the facts about the disease and Kennedy's real and true prognosis.

Considering how gruesome the treatment will be based on your post and the fact that the Senator is already 76 years old maybe his Doctors should recommend to him not to go through the treatment you have described and just keep him as pain free as possible until the end.

Hard to believe all the tasteless remarks. One could beleve they are those born agains who turn out to be the most judgemental and vicious.

You know, I'm no fan of the Senator and I'm aware that this incident in his past is suspect, but I think it's quite pathetic to think of cancer as some sort of retribution for one's life. Many people who've lead good lives died of cancer. All of us have an end life regardless if it comes as a result of sickness or natural death.

YOur remarks on TEd's condition are tactless and uncalled for. YEAH real funny... Real funny. I hope all you get brain tumors and see if its funny...hahaha...yeah REAL FUNNY!!!

dls1974 wrote:

I cannot belive how flip all of the media has been about this diagnosis. They make it sound like his treatment will be a walk in the park and not the nightmare it really will be. My father died from the same brain tumor 2 years ago, and lived only 18 months after his diagnosis, five of which were truly hell on earth.
The chemotherapy he will be put on is called Temador, taken orally. It makes most brain tumor patients so sick they have to be placed on anti-nausea medication. The chemotherapy will also make Kennedy susceptible to other disease, such as pneumonia and sepsis, as it will knock out his entire immune system. Additionally, the radiation will cause swelling in the brain, and Kennedy will be prescribed large amounts of the steroid Decadron, which will cause swelling in the face, an insatiable appetite, and possibly "roid rage" moments.
Every brain tumor patient is different. While only a small amount of adults are effected every year, the disease is devastating. It makes me so mad that it took a Kennedy to come down with this disease for people to really acknowledge it. What about Johnnie Oates and Tugg McGraw, George Harrison and Siskel? They all died of it too. I welcome you to research this, look at the National Brain Tumor Foundation, and their message board.
My father was diagnosed on October 2004, with a glioblastoma Multiforme Grade IV (GBM IV), the most aggressive type of cancerous tumor. He was a financial analyst and consultant for crude oil futures. After his surgery and course of treatment, he was never able to return to work. His tumor was also on the left side, but they were able to resect most of it. He underwent radiation and Temador, then Gleevec (a chemo for leukemia), then AEE788 (an experimental chemo from the Duke Brain Tumor Center) and then Tarceva (chemo for lung cancer). None of these medications could stop the tumor from growing and my father died a really awful death 18 months after his diagnosis.
Just because this is a Kennedy, the public deserves to know the facts about the disease and Kennedy's real and true prognosis.

And he will leading America during this great! The media cares about 1 thing ratings! They don't care to tell the truth, it might upset the cry babies in Sensate. How many times has Dodd or KKK Byrd shed a tear for the promising 19 year old blown apart in Iraq? Too bad I too lost family to cancers, it is horrific and the medical business makes millions off the false hope of survival, at what cost? let nature take it's course Teddy, you can rest, your work is over, rip

sick and tired OF HATE wrote:

YOur remarks on TEd's condition are tactless and uncalled for. YEAH real funny... Real funny. I hope all you get brain tumors and see if its funny...hahaha...yeah REAL FUNNY!!!

yet you spew your own hatred, interesting

I fear teddy when he gets to the gate, Saint Peter will be very quick on the lever.

Who should feel badly for a man who left a woman to drowned in order to avoid political scandal. Karma!

How many times has Dodd or KKK Byrd shed a tear for the promising 19 year old blown apart in Iraq?

Both Dodd and Byrd were early and vocal critics of hte Iraq war and still are. What's more, Byrd has been a staunch defender of Constitutional rights in the face of the Patriot Act andother assaults on civil liberties. Yes, he's a former KKK member. So were a lot of southern and Apalachian politicians of his generation. He's recanted and has grown somewhat since then.

As for those of you who find Ted Kennedy's illness a source of glee--what the hell is wrong with all of you? Jewish readers whill know what I mean when I say, "Hab rachmones." (Have pity, have mercy, have compassion.) Christian readers should ask, "What would Jesus say and do in this situation?" And atheists and agnostics should say, "What is the humane and ethical way to respond to a man's terminal illness?

Caroline asks why she should feel sorry for a man who left a woman to drown in order to avoid a political scandal. I would say, "Because he is a human being, just as she was and just as we all are." Hab rachmones.

Ah, the cretins are out in full force this morning celebrating cancer. "Grunt, grunt, me hate O'Malley, me happy Ted Kennedy got cancer, me hate Obama, grunt grunt, caveman SMASH!"

Kennedy spent his life foolishly promoting liberal policies and programs like expanded welfare programs for able-bodied people that destroyed the black family structure.. Such policies and programs keep the poor poor and the underclasses on their backs.

This is God's way of telling Teddy its time to retire. 45+ years in Congress is far too long.