![]() ![]() ![]() I was talking to Candy Crowley just a while ago, talking about how he championed civil rights legislation, the Family and Medical Leave Act, Americans with disabilities, all of these things. You bring up some very good points there. LEMON: And Dan, I want to continue with that. A lot of people do respect him a lot and feel like he has done a lot for them. And so these are no doubt the kinds of things that you will hear from folks as this story trickles out. He did a lot in terms of health care issues. He really did a lot to help senior citizens. But when the news first broke that he was ill, people were coming around us and asking us what was happening, and you heard things like, you know, "We're so sad that this is happening to him, because we really consider him an icon." And one gentleman pointed out to me, telling me that, you know, he was really a champion for working class people. But we haven't had a chance to talk to folks around here since the announcement came out. Now, I also want to jump on something in the conversation that you were having with Candy earlier about, you know, how people look up to Senator Kennedy, and certainly there are a lot of divisions, political divisions, whether you're on the left or on the right. People were talking about the fact that perhaps this was much more serious than initially thought. And so today you heard a lot of speculation. We have not heard from his primary care doctors until today, from that first statement that was sent out. What was unusual about this, as we went by each hour, and, of course, each day, there was a lot of speculation as to why, if only he had this single seizure, was he not released from the hospital, and also why the doctors did not release any additional information. Late in the evening, we did get a release from his primary care physician, and he pointed out and confirmed that he did not have a stroke, but instead had suffered a seizure, and that he would be undergoing further testing to try and determine what caused that seizure, and then figure out the best course of treatment for that seizure. We pretty much went throughout the day without getting any additional information other than the fact that it didn't appear that he had gotten a stroke. He was later airlifted by helicopter here to Massachusetts General Hospital for further testing. And that was what we were operating under throughout much of the morning. And the report at the time was that he was suffering from what appeared to be stroke-like symptoms. An ambulance, rather, and took him to Cape Cod Hospital. The senator had gone for a walk with his dogs, returned home, and then a 9-1-1 call was made. Now, let's just rewind again to how this all started. And in that statement the doctors also saying that he remains in good spirits and, of course, full of energy. But they pointed out in that statement that they would continue with further testing, determine what the course of action should be. ![]() They said that the unusual course of action would be radiation and chemotherapy for treatment. And you talked about that, how they have diagnosed that he does have a malignant tumor in the left part of his brain. What exactly, Dan, are doctors saying to you? DAN LOTHIAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Well, doctors are not saying anything in addition to that statement that was released. CNN's Dan Lothian is outside the hospital in Boston where the senator has been since Saturday. He was taken to the hospital just this Saturday after suffering a seizure, taken to Massachusetts general hospital and news within the last hour that he has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Our breaking news this afternoon, Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. You're in the NEWSROOM with Don Lemon and Brianna Keilar. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.ĭON LEMON, CNN ANCHOR: CNN breaking news. Senator Edward Kennedy Diagnosed With Malignant Brain Tumor ![]()
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