Ethel Kennedythe widow of Robert F. Kennedy Sr.is in a hospital and recovering from a stroke… the famous family announced.
Ethel suffered the stroke in her sleep last Thursday and was taken to a hospital, where she is being cared for and surrounded by family… according to a statement Tuesday from Joe Kennedy III.
The Kennedys say Ethel is “at ease”… but they ask for thoughts and prayers.
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— Joe Kennedy III (@joekennedy) October 8, 2024
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The 96-year-old enjoyed a great summer and early fall. She spent time with her children, nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, getting out on the water and dining out in the weeks and months before she had the stroke. …says the family.
Ethel has 11 children, including Kathleen, Joe And Robert F. Kennedy Jr. …and she is the former president’s sister-in-law John F Kennedy.
She was pregnant when RFK was assassinated while running for president in 1968, and never remarried.
A year after RFK’s assassination, Ethel founded the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights nonprofit in his honor.
Ethel is also a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Freedom…she received the nation’s highest civilian honor in 2014, when Barak Obama was chairman.