By Tom Moroney
Aug. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Eunice Kennedy Shriver, a sister of Senator Edward M. Kennedy and the founder of the Special Olympics, is in critical condition at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Massachusetts, said Robin Lord, a hospital spokeswoman.
The 88-year-old mother of California first lady Maria Shriver is in intensive care in critical but stable condition, according to a statement released by Special Olympics in Washington.
Her husband, Sargent Shriver, 93, who has Alzheimer’s disease, and other family members including California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger have gathered by her bed, said Lord, who wouldn’t comment on the details of her illness. Shriver has been in the hospital for about a week.
“The family is grateful for the prayers of her many friends,” the Special Olympics statement said.
Shriver is also sister of late President John F. Kennedy. Ted Kennedy, the youngest of the nine Kennedy children, has been diagnosed with brain cancer.
To contact the reporter on this story: Tom Moroney in Boston at tmorrone@bloomberg.net
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