Politics | Ted Kennedy Kennedy Suffers 'Mild Seizure' Hospital sends him home after 3 hours to watch prez debate By Neal Colgrass Posted Sep 26, 2008 6:54 PM CDT Copied Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., waves as he takes the stage during the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) Sen. Edward Kennedy was rushed to a hospital yesterday with a "mild seizure," his office said. But he returned to his Hyannis Port compound to watch the presidential debate after about 3 hours of treatment. A change in medication prompted the seizure, doctors said. The senator was diagnosed with a lethal form of brain tumor after suffering a seizure 4 months ago, the Cape Cod Times reports. Read These Next For these factory workers, an unexpected windfall. A request to turn off football game ends in a murder-suicide. Toll from UPS plane crash rises to 15 after a Christmas Day death. Edited version of It's a Wonderful Life has viewers perplexed. Get breaking news in your inbox. What you need to know, as soon as we know it. Sign up Report an error