Eunice Shriver hospitalized in fair condition
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Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the sister of the late President Kennedy, who founded the Special Olympics and championed the rights of the mentally retarded, has been hospitalized in Boston.
Shriver, 86, was admitted to Massachusetts General Hospital on Nov. 18 and was in fair condition, said a hospital official who did not release further information.
Shriver is also the sister of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and the mother of California First Lady Maria Shriver. In June, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said she was recovering from a series of strokes.
“She’s had a number of health challenges over the past several months,” said Daniel Zingale, chief of staff for Maria Shriver. “In every case, she’s bounced back. She’s a remarkably resilient person.”
Eunice Shriver is credited with transforming America’s view of the mentally disabled.
Shriver last appeared publicly two days before she was hospitalized, when her children held a tribute at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston to her work on behalf of special-needs children.
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