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 New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. White House rolls with Trump's 'daddy' nickname. Supreme Court ruling is a big blow to Planned Parenthood. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Report an error