Ethel Kennedy, the 96-year-old widow of Robert F. Kennedy Sr., was hospitalized last week after suffering a stroke, her relatives announced Tuesday.
The Kennedy matriarch and mother of ex-presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suffered the medical emergency in her sleep on Thursday.
Ethel Kennedy, the 96-year-old widow of Robert F. Kennedy Sr., was hospitalized last week after suffering a stroke, her relatives announced Tuesday. ASSOCIATED PRESS
“She was brought to an area hospital, where she is now receiving treatment,” her daughter, Rory Kennedy, said in a statement posted to X.
“She is comfortable, she is getting the best care possible, and she is surrounded by family,” she continued, adding that the family is “looking after her.”
Ethel Kennedy seen here with her son, the scandal-ridden Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Marion Curtis/StarPix
“Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers,” read the statement also shared by other Kennedy relatives.
Ethel, the oldest living member of the Kennedy clan, had 11 children with Robert, a US senator representing New York who was assassinated in June 1968 during a run for president.
She gave birth to their youngest, Rory, after his murder and soon founded the nonprofit charity “Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human