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Citing a 12-year-old deposition, the Times said Kennedy stated
that a doctor had told him an abnormality on his brain scan "was
caused by a worm that got into my brain and ate a portion of it
and then died."
Kennedy "traveled extensively in Africa, South America, and Asia
in his work as an environmental advocate, and in one of those
locations contracted a parasite," Kennedy spokeswoman Stefanie
Spear told Reuters.
"The issue was resolved more than 10 years ago, and he is in
robust physical and mental health," she said.
Kennedy, who is challenging Republican former President Donald
Trump and Democratic President Joe Biden for the White House in
November, could pick up 8% of voters nationwide, a Reuters/Ipsos
poll in March showed.
Kennedy took to the social media platform X to make light of the
health scare.
"I offer to eat 5 more brain worms and still beat President
Trump and President Biden in a debate," Kennedy said.
The 2012 deposition came during divorce proceedings from his
second wife, Mary Richardson Kennedy, the Times reported, as he
argued his earning power had been diminished by his cognitive
struggles.
Mary Richardson Kennedy died by suicide in 2012, as she and
Kennedy were battling over custody of their four children.
"Questioning Mr. Kennedy’s health is a hilarious suggestion,
given his competition," Spear said.
(Reporting by Heather Timmons and Jarrett Renshaw; editing by
Jonathan Oatis and David Gregorio)
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