Not surprising. After all, it IS Duke Medical Center. I have some experience with a DUMC miracle involving one of my kids, so I love those guys. Dr. Allan Friedman (left), the reason Sen. Kennedy came to Duke in the first place, got it done:
Friedman said the surgery “was successful and accomplished our goals,” and that Kennedy should not experience any permanent neurological effects.
“After a brief recuperation, he will begin targeted radiation at Massachusetts General Hospital and chemotherapy treatment,” Friedman said. “I hope that everyone will join us in praying for Senator Kennedy to have an uneventful and robust recovery.”
Family spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said Kennedy spoke to his wife, Vicki, and told her: “I feel like a million bucks. I think I’ll do that again tomorrow.”
Ted Kennedy is not my favorite person, but I’m glad things went well. I spent some time with him in 1980 and he was a nice enough guy. He was running against Jimmy Carter for the Democratic nomination and stopped by Montgomery, Ala., to sweet talk the Democratic governor I was working for at the time. I was given the job of meeting him at the side door of the capitol and escorting him to the governor’s office.
What I remember most about that day was his incredibly ruddy complexion and the three-deep crowd of secretaries lining the halls and rotunda to see a Kennedy in the flesh.
