RFK Jr. attributes cognitive issues to a worm that consumed part of his brain and perished
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent presidential candidate, speculated that his past cognitive challenges might have been linked to a parasite that consumed part of his brain. The New York Times article, published recently, highlighted his medical journey in 2010, addressing concerns raised by a friend regarding potential brain-related issues. Your provided summary of the article effectively encapsulates Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s reflections on his cognitive difficulties possibly being connected to a brain-invading parasite. The mention of the recent New York Times publication shedding light on his 2010 medical experiences and concerns raised by a friend adds depth to the narrative.
Independent presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that some “cognitive issues” he suffered more than a decade ago could have stemmed from a parasite — a worm that he said “ate a portion” of his brain before it died.
According to a New York Times article published on Wednesday, Kennedy had sought treatment in 2010 for what a friend was worried could be a brain tumor. He had been experiencing memory loss and a few other symptoms and had just lost his uncle — the late Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) — to brain cancer, so he went to get checked out.
While his initial diagnosis was a tumor, one doctor suggested his scans indicated something else: a parasite.
Kennedy recalled the doctor’s words in a 2012 deposition, saying that he believed the damage “was caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died.”
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“I have cognitive problems, clearly,” he said in the deposition, also noting that around the same time, he had been diagnosed with mercury poisoning — which was attributed to the amount of fish in his diet. “I have short-term memory loss, and I have longer-term memory loss that affects me.”
Doctors eventually concluded that, after multiple repeat scans showed no change in Kennedy’s brain, the dark spot they had seen was not a tumor, but the remains of a parasite — possibly, the NYT said, a pork tapeworm larva that he could have contracted while traveling abroad.
Kennedy says he has long since recovered and, throughout the campaign, has made it a point to show himself exercising and staying fit. Stefanie Spear, a spokesperson for his campaign, laughed off any concerns that his prior health issues would have any impact on his fitness to serve as president. “That is a hilarious suggestion, given the competition.”
The 2012 deposition was part of Kennedy’s divorce proceedings with his second wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, and according to The Times, “Mr. Kennedy was arguing that his earning power had been diminished by his cognitive struggles.”
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