On CNN, Ted Kennedy Taken To Cape Cod Hospital...no details (((((((Ted))))))

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

my best thoughts are with you.

:hug:

[Texasgal]

1. Damn.

:cry:

[tilsammans]

2. (((Ted)))

:grouphug:

[Jeanette in FL]

3. Just heard it too

My best thoughts are with him too. He looked so good a few weeks ago.

[bdamomma]

4. oh crap, our thoughts are with you Teddy.

we love you.

[King Coal]

5. Hang in there, Ted.

[nickyt]

6. That means thoughts of our Lion will be front and center in Obama's consciousness

tonight, and will give him an added measure of strength and fire.

Hell yeah.

Ted, we belong to you, and if you need anything, you let us know -

[malaise]

7. Now breaking on GEM$NBC

:cry: :grouphug:

Also on Boston Globe.

http://www.boston.com/?refresh=true

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[CatWoman]

8. oh no!!!!!

:cry:

:cry:

PLEASE, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE be ok!!!!!!

[Warpy]

9. Please prepare yourselves

His is a very grave diagnosis, no matter how hard he fights.

Treatment bought him enough time to speak at the Convention. However, it might not have bought him much more.

I hope he beats the odds. I just know the odds are against him.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

10. I'm in tears here and don't have a good feeling about this at all....

[Stinky The Clown]

20. Tears .....

I was amazed at how freely mine flowed.

They are right now.

Damn.

Damn damn damn .............

[DainBramaged]

26. Think good thoughts, he will be OK.

[MsRedacted]

22. Only the luckiest cancer patients die suddenly. He's a Kennedy. Their luck is terrible.

NT

[Warpy]

29. I've actually met the man

so I'm just plain sick right now.

[CatWoman]

14. oh Warpy

:cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[SoCalDem]

15. Yes, unfortunately, that's very true

the type of malignancy he has, is not a long-running illness. Time is measured in weeks-months..

I'm sure he wants to hang on at least long enough to vote for Obama...and if he lives past the election, his successor could be chosen/selected/elected in a separate, less volatile setting..

I have always hoped that Marty Meehan would eventually run, but I think he finally realized that kennedy & Kerry would never leave, so he left for academia..

[CTyankee]

23. I used to hear that Barney Frank wanted to succeed him. Now I hear they're looking at

Caroline Kennedy. I didn't think she even lives in MA (I thought she lives in NY). But I have a good source in the Boston area. Funny, she doesn't seem like the type who would even WANT to run for office. But, of course, circumstances alter cases...

[FLAprogressive]

17. It doesn't look good :(

:(

[MiniMe]

18. I've known this all along

I was hoping that he would make it to the election, be able to vote for Obama, and see Obama win. I'm still hoping for that. Get through this Ted, we love you!

[HughMoran]

24. Shut up!

:cry:

[EFerrari]

11. Wishes, thoughts, prayers.

:grouphug:

[BrklynLiberal]

12. Oh damn....

Don't leave us just yet Ted....

[horseshoecrab]

13. All my love to Teddy

Love and strength to Ted, our lion of the Senate.

:hug:

horseshoecrab

[EFerrari]

16. Tribute video from our convention.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HCBy77nDdk

[tpsbmam]

19. Don't go to the really bad place.....

Just remember, he's an elderly man (hard as that is to believe!) and he's on chemo and radiation. Those are really tough on the body. Having had many patients & a couple of relatives I cared for (one elderly) when they were on chemo, there can be some scary effects that are reversible. We just don't know at this point -- I'll wait until I know and hope to hell that this is something temporary and our Ted will be back among us soon.

[EFerrari]

21. "A predominance of courage over timidity." -- Edward Kennedy

[ThePowerofWill]

25. Gonna be a sad day when we lose Ted.

He's been one of the always present figures in my life. He will be missed by this hillbilly.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

27. Just reported on MSNBC, situation not serious!!!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Habibi]

28. Hurray!

Whew.