| 9 weeks 14 hours 3 min ago Sen. Kennedy hospitalized after suffering two seizures
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(NECN: Boston, Mass.) - Senator Edward M. Kennedy is being treated at Massachusetts General Hospital, after what doctors believe were two seizures. Kennedy apparently suffered a seizure Saturday morning at his home in Hyannis Port, and then a second while being transported by helicopter from Cape Cod Hospital to Boston.
The 76-year-old Democrat, the lone surviving son in a famed political family, was undergoing tests at MGH to determine the cause of the seizure, spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said.
"Senator Kennedy is resting comfortably, and it is unlikely we will know anything more for the next 48 hours," she said.
Massachusetts Senator John Kerry visited the senior Senator for about 40 minutes, and released a statement saying Kennedy has "been a fighter who has overcome adversity again and again with courage, grit, and determination. Teresa and I are praying for Kennedy's family."
NECN's Scot Yount reports.
Information from the Associated Press is included in this report.
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