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Patrick Kennedy breaks hand in martial arts mishap
11:08 AM EDT on Tuesday, May 20, 2008
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U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., arrives at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on Monday, May 19, 2008, where his father, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., is hospitalized.
PROVIDENCE — As U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy arrived to see his hospitalized father, U.S. Edward M. Kennedy, in Boston over the weekend, photographers snapped his picture -- showing his right hand wrapped in bandages.
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The Rhode Island Democrat broke a small bone in his hand earlier this month during a charity event in Middletown. Kennedy was appearing at the “Relay for Life,” an event sponsored by the American Cancer Society on May 10, said Robin Costello, Kennedy’s spokeswoman.
The injury occurred while Kennedy was participating in a martial arts demonstration, said Costello.
“He broke a bone in his hand,” said Costello. His arm has been in a splint because of the injury.
Patrick Kennedy and several other members of the Kennedy clan visited its scion after he suffered a seizure and was hospitalized at Massachusetts General. Among them were the senator's niece, Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy Jr.
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