Cancer in Remission, Kennedy Set for June Return

By Will McCahill

Posted May 19, 2009 2:46 PM CDT

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Cancer in Remission, Kennedy Set for June Return — In this May 21, 2009, file photo, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., walks out of at the Massachusetts General Hospital with his wife, Vicki, right, and niece Caroline Kennedy, center right. (AP Photo)

Sen. Ted Kennedy should be back at work after the body’s Memorial Day recess, Majority Leader Harry Reid said today after hearing from Kennedy’s wife that the 77-year-old’s brain cancer is in remission. Kennedy has spent much time at home in Massachusetts since the diagnosis last May, the Hill notes; his return should coincide with health initiatives near to his heart.

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