Eunice Kennedy Shriver hospitalized
By Kathy McCabe, Globe Staff, and John M. Guilfoil, Globe Correspondent
Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the sister of Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy and the late President John F. Kennedy, is being treated at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Shriver, 86, was admitted Nov. 18. She was listed in fair condition today, hospital spokeswoman Emily Parker said. The nature of her illness wasn't released.
Shriver, who founded the Special Olympics in 1968, was honored Nov. 16 for her work with the disabled, at an event organized by her four children at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
Her daughter, Maria Shriver, and son-in-law, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, sat courtside at the Celtics-Lakers game last night.
A spokesman for Maria Shriver would not say why Eunice Kennedy Shriver was hospitalized. But he confirmed that she has struggled with health problems.
"Mrs. Kennedy Shriver has had a number of health concerns in recent months. But she has bounced back many times, and I fully expect that to be the case now," said Daniel Zingale, Maria Shriver's chief of staff.
Governor Schwarzenegger told The Associated Press in June that his mother-in-law was recovering from a series of strokes. In 2005, she suffered a minor stroke and a hip stress fracture. She has been hospitalized several times in the past 10 years, according to published reports.
