Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was told a parasitic worm ate part of his brain: Court documents reveal the devastating impact it had on the presidential candidate’s health
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. described more than a decade ago how a worm ate part of his brain and caused short-term memory loss.
The 2024 independent presidential candidate revealed the information during a 2012 divorce deposition unearthed by The New York Times and published Wednesday.
Initially, doctors thought that RFK Jr.’s memory loss and mental fogginess might have been the cause. were the result of a brain tumor after a dark spot appeared on his brain scans.
While packing for surgery at Duke University Medical Center in 2010, Kennedy received a call from a doctor at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital who believed the symptoms were the result of a dead parasite in his head.
Kennedy said in the statement that the doctor believed the abnormality on his scans was “caused by a worm that got into my brain, ate part of it and then died.”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in 2012 that he suffered from short-term memory loss and brain fog after a worm ate part of his brain and subsequently died
The revelations were part of a 2012 deposition during divorce proceedings by Mary Richardson (left), in which Kennedy claimed his earning capacity had declined due to cognitive problems.
At the time this information was revealed in a statement, RFK Jr. divorce proceedings with Mary Richardson and argued that his earning capacity had declined due to cognitive problems.
Kennedy was married to Richardson from 1994 to 2012. He is now married to actress Cheryl Hines and is running for president.
Kennedy, 70, prides himself on his athleticism and has on several occasions shown off his physical fitness online, posting shirtless videos showing off his six-pack abs and doing push-ups and bench presses.
Although he is 70 years old, RFK Jr. an overall “youth advantage” over the two front-runner candidates: President Joe Biden, 81, and former President Donald Trump, 77.
Biden was the oldest person ever elected president in 2020 – beating Trump who set that record just four years earlier.
RFK Jr., 70, often shows off his physical fitness by posting shirtless videos in which he shows off his six-pack abs and does push-ups and bench presses
RFK Jr. ran in the Democratic primary last year, but changed tactics in October when he ran for an independent election in November.
He announced earlier this year that Nicole Shanahan, a 38-year-old lawyer and businesswoman from Silicon Valley, would join his ticket as his vice presidential candidate.
Kennedy insists he is not in the race to serve as a spoiler for Biden or Trump, but instead thinks he has a real chance to become the first third-party candidate to win the White House. So far, he has secured a spot on the November ballots in Utah, Michigan and Hawaii. His campaign also claims he is on the ballot in California and Delaware.