In 2010, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was experiencing memory loss and mental fogginess so severe that a friend grew concerned he might have a brain tumor. Mr. Kennedy said he consulted several of the country’s top neurologists, many of whom had either treated or spoken to his uncle, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, before his death the previous year of brain cancer.
While packing for the trip, he said, he received a call from a doctor at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital who had a different opinion: Mr. Kennedy, he believed, had a dead parasite in his head.
The doctor believed that the abnormality seen on his scans “was caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died,” Mr. Kennedy said in the deposition.
In the interview with The Times, he said he had recovered from the memory loss and fogginess and had no aftereffects from the parasite, which he said had not required treatment. Asked last week if any of Mr. Kennedy’s health issues could compromise his fitness for the presidency, Stefanie Spear, a spokeswoman for the Kennedy campaign, told The Times, “That is a hilarious suggestion, given the competition.”
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I’m sorry, has the US slipped into some alternate universe?
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We have. H E L P. PLEASE.
Regardless of the outcome of this presidential election, I think the sharing of Mr. Kennedy's health history sets a good precedent for future nominees. The more transparency for an individual aiming to gain such power, the better for all.
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Bravo to Mr. Kennedy for sharing this detailed health information. I'd like to opine that he doesn't sound up to the rigors of the presidency, but who knows what the other candidates are dealing with.
A family of tragedy but no reason to support him other than hoping he can heal. Sadly, explains a lot of the conspiracy theories and other denial thinking he espouses.
A rare but well documented parasite, this worm reaches the brain through the nasal passages, left or right, and lodges in the frontal lobes. It prefers the neurons associated with wisdom and common sense. If it finds the tissue palatable, it thrives. If not, it ceases eating brain matter and dies from starvation and loneliness, leaving the host dazed and confused, but alive.
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