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Article: Kennedy rushed to Cape hospital ; Suffered seizure; is treated, released
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- September 27, 2008
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Senator Edward M. Kennedy was briefly hospitalized yesterday
after suffering a seizure, triggering worry throughout the political
world as the nation's leading liberal battles a malignant brain
tumor.
Kennedy was rushed by ambulance to Cape Cod Hospital after
authorities received an emergency 911 call at 5:12 p.m. from the
Kennedy Compound in Hyannis Port reporting he was feeling ill, said
Barnstable police Sergeant Ben Baxter. He said Kennedy was alert and
conscious when emergency crews arrived.
Kennedy's representatives released a statement last night,
saying, "Doctors believe the incident was triggered by a change in
medication. Senator Kennedy will return home tonight and looks
forward ...