A parasite mistaken for cancer. This is what emerged from a deposition given in 2012 by Robert F. Kennedy Jrcurrent candidate for White House. Due to severe amnesia, several doctors diagnosed him with brain cancer brainuntil another doctor realized that it was actually a worm died.
Brain problems and misdiagnosis
The story was reconstructed by New York Timesthrough the analysis of a deposition given by the candidate in 2012as part of his divorce from his second wife Mary Richardson.
It’s 2010 when Robert F. Kennedy Jr begins to suffer from different cognitive problemssuch as memory loss, fogginess, and spasmodic dysphonia (hoarse, distorted voice).
Worried about a possible brain tumor — his uncle, Senator Edward M. Kennedy, had died from that disease a year earlier — he undergoes a series of tests that confirm his fears: he has cancer. Too bad that diagnosis is wrong.
The discovery of the dead parasite
The discovery The error arrived shortly after, with a phone call from a doctor at New York – Presbyterian Hospital who disputed the diagnosis.
That black spot on the brain CT scan is nothing more than a dead parasiteas well as the cause of severe brain inflammation.
But how did it get into our brains? According to Massimo Andreoni, interviewed on Republicit is likely that the worm was ingested by consuming raw meat or raw vegetables not washed enough.
The medical history of Robert F. Kennedy Jr it doesn’t end there, because in that 2012 deposition he reported that he had also suffered mercury poisoning. An intoxication, she claims, most likely caused by her diet rich in fish.
The race for the White House
Following these revelations, Robert F. Kennedy Jr he shared an ironic message on X, probably to avoid any doubts about his suitability to run for the White House.
“I propose to eat 5 more worms and beat anyway Trump And Biden in a debate,” he wrote in the tweet, thus silencing questions and criticisms about his health condition.
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