Eunice Kennedy Shriver has ‘touched millions of lives'

(NECN: Easthampton, Mass.) – Eunice Kennedy Shriver, hospitalized at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts, has been listed in critical condition. Family visits as Eunice Kennedy Shriver remains in critical condition [NECN] Shriver is known and respected worldwide for the impact she has had on the lives of the mentally disabled. She helped organize the first Special Olympics back in 1968. This weekend in Easthampton, Massachusetts, she was on the minds of everyone at the annual Special Olympics baseball tournament. “She’s touched millions of lives,” Matt Ruxton said. “Here in Massachusetts, we have over 11,000 athletes that participate year-round, and that number keeps growing and growing every single year.” The Special Olympics features more than three million athletes in 150 countries.