I just heard the news that Sweet Caroline's Uncle Ted Kennedy (Democrat Senator from Mass.) has been diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer. Hasn't this woman been through enough?
Her father was assassinated when she was a small child,
Then her uncle was assassinated,
She had to follow when her mother married Ari, the magnate,
She nursed her mother through cancer,
Her brother and sister-in-law died in a plane crash,
Countless uncles, aunts and cousins have had scandals and untimely deaths.
That just hits a few.
I can't quite get over Chappaquiddick or the rape trial where Ted Kennedy testified on behalf of his nephew, Michael Kennedy Smith. In both situations, I fall in the camp of screaming, "Guilty!"
Regardless of my politics, the Kennedys have been American royalty for my entire life. The Senator has served our country, however he saw fit. I don't wish cancer or disease on any person.
I used to want to be Caroline. I gave up that fantasy. But I hope she knows that there are a bunch of us middle-aged women who have followed her and admired her.
I wish Ted Kennedy recovery. But mainly, I wish Sweet Caroline some well-deserved peace from this roller coaster.
