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 CNN boss asks workers not to 'jump to conclusions' about deal. Christina Applegate pulls back the curtain on her real life. Kim Jong Un's daughter suddenly looks like a Mini-Me. Driver who killed Dixie Chicks founder hears his fate. Report an error