Ethel Kennedy being ‘looked after’ by family after suffering stroke
ETHEL KENNEDY, the widow of US Senator Robert F Kennedy, is recovering from a stroke her family has confirmed. In a statement her grandson Joe Kennedy III revealed that the 96-year-old human rights advocate had suffered a stroke in her sleep on October 3. “She was brought to an area hospital, where she is now receiving treatment,” Mr Kennedy, who is the US Special Envoy to Northern Ireland for Economic Affairs, said yesterday. Kerry Kennedy and her mother Ethel Kennedy pictured in 2022 “She is comfortable, she is getting the best care possible, and she is surrounded by family,” he added. Ms Kennedy is the sister-in-law of former US president John F Kennedy, and the mother of former presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr. Her husband, Robert F Kennedy Sr, served as attorney general under his brother’s administration. The couple had 11 children before Ms Kennedy became a widow at the age of 40 when her husband was assassinated in 1968 while running for the presidency. Mrs Kennedy set up the Robert F Kennedy…
10 Oct 00:00 · The Irish Post