Independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once shocked the public by revealing that he had suffered significant memory loss. According to doctors, the cause was a rare parasite that had invaded and “eaten away” part of his brain. This startling revelation left voters stunned and raised serious questions about the true state of health of this already controversial candidate.

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SheetThe New York TimesOn 9.5 reported that US independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr said that his health problem was suffering from in 2010. “parasiticGo in and eat a part of the brain before you die. “

The shocking content mentioned in the testimony he gave in 2012 in the procedure of divorce with his second wife Mary Richardson.

Mr. Kennedy Jr is the son of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy and his grandchildren called the late President John F. Kennedy by Uncle Ho. He is an environmental lawyer and a person who has a viewpoint to protest the vaccine.

Two years before making such testimony, Mr. Kennedy Jr had a “memory loss and brain fog so serious that a friend was concerned that he could have brain tumors”.

Neurologists who used to treat his uncle, Senator Ted Kennedy, said he had a black spot in brain scanning photos and concluded that he had a tumor. Mr. Ted Kennedy died of brain cancer in 2009 at the age of 77.

However, Mr. Kennedy Jr said that a doctor at the New York Elder Church Hospital diagnosed that he had brain parasites. He said that at that time, he discovered that he had mercury poisoning, possibly due to eating too much fish, so it was likely to cause neurological problems.

Some experts do not treat Mr. Kennedy Jr guessparasiticmay be larvaetapewormpig. Some tapeworm larvae can live in the brain for many years without any problems. Some can cause inflammation when they begin to die, leading to common symptoms are dizziness, headache and seizures.

In the 2012 declaration, he said: “It is clear that I have cognitive problems. I lost my memory in a short time and I lost my long -term memory that affects me.”

In a recent interview, he said he had recovered. Answering the question of the possibility of health problems affecting Mr. Kennedy Jr’s ability, his spokesman, Ms. Stefanie Spear, said the problem had occurred 10 years ago, and now he is healthy “both physically and mentally”.

In a post on social network X on 8.5, Mr. Kennedy joked: “I will eat 5 more brain worms and still be able to win both [former] President Trump and President Biden when arguing.”

70 years old, Mr. Kennedy Jr also suffered other problems, including heart disease that caused him to be hospitalized many times and spasms, a nervous condition affecting his voice.

However, he still focused on showing his physical health, in order to compete with two potential candidates, President Joe Biden (82 years old) of the Democratic Party and former President Donald Trump (78 years old).

According to the sheetThe New York Times, Mr. Kennedy refused to share his health records. Currently, Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump have not publicized personal health records before the election in November.