Ethel Kennedy, human rights advocate and widow of RFK, hospitalized following stroke

09 Oct 2024, 05:13 by Darryl Coote · UPI

Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Ethel Kennedy, human rights advocate and widow of the late Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, suffered a stroke last week and has been hospitalized, her family said Tuesday.

Ethel Kennedy, 96, suffered a stroke Thursday morning while she was sleeping, the Kennedy family said in a statement shared online by her family members, including her daughter Kerry Kennedy and her grandson, U.S. Special Envoy to Northern Ireland Joe Kennedy III.