Politics | Senate Democrats Cancer in Remission, Kennedy Set for June Return By Will McCahill Posted May 19, 2009 2:46 PM CDT Copied In this May 21, 2009, file photo, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., walks out of at the Massachusetts General Hospital with his wife, Vicki, right, and niece Caroline Kennedy, center right. (AP Photo) Sen. Ted Kennedy should be back at work after the body’s Memorial Day recess, Majority Leader Harry Reid said today after hearing from Kennedy’s wife that the 77-year-old’s brain cancer is in remission. Kennedy has spent much time at home in Massachusetts since the diagnosis last May, the Hill notes; his return should coincide with health initiatives near to his heart. Read These Next Kirk suspect's trans roommate is cooperating with investigators. How a death row inmate helped track down a serial killer. Charlie Kirk suspect made jokes about his 'doppleganger.' The widow of country legend George Jones has quite a tale to tell. Report an error