Today's Washington Post has an update on Senator Ted Kennedy:
Kennedy, 76, has spent much of the summer in hospitals. The cancer, which was discovered in May, required brain surgery in June and daily chemotherapy and radiation treatments for six weeks after that. But the veteran senator has still found time and energy in the past three months to:Not bad for a guy with brain cancer. Hope is he well enough to make it to Denver.
· Record an emotional video for the first day of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, recapping inspiring moments throughout his life.
· Fly to Washington in the midst of treatments to cast a decisive vote in favor of legislation that would prevent a sharp cut in Medicare payments to doctors. Several Republicans, moved by his grit, switched their earlier votes on the bill, giving it a veto-proof majority.
· Orchestrate bipartisan talks on a universal health insurance bill he hopes to have ready for Congress to consider by the time a new president is inaugurated.
· Craft a Peace Corpsesque youth service bill he hopes to introduce next year to round out his legacy.
· Form a nonprofit group with friends to raise money and build an institute in Boston, next door to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, that will be dedicated to research and education about the U.S. Senate.
And if his condition permits, he might make a surprise appearance at the convention in Denver.
