Rosemery Kennedy was hidden by her family after she underwent a lobotomy. Photo: LR/ABC/JFK Library Foundation composition
The history of the United States is full of famous dynasties who were part of the country’s most important decisions. One of them is the clan kennedy, is remembered for his great participation in the nation’s political scene. However, for years he kept one of his members a secret: rosemary kennedyeldest daughter, and whose life ended tragically because of her father’s ambition.
All members of the Kennedy family. Photo: Bachrach
complicated birth
rosemary kennedy born on September 13, 1918, became the third of nine children of the Kennedy clan. His arrival in this world is not easy, given the shortage of doctors due to disease outbreaks spanish flumidwife caring for mother kennedy roseHe told her to seal and tighten her legs, to prevent her from going into labor before the doctor arrived.
Rosemary is the eldest daughter of the Kennedy family. Photo: Keystone
This situation caused damage to the baby, who, due to breathing difficulties at birth, was diagnosed with mild mental retardation. “In the weeks following delivery, he hardly cried, he was more silent“, he pointed stella koehlernurse Rosemary.
The Kennedys did not let their daughter’s problems become known, so they took advantage of the facilities afforded the young woman to function in the social field, especially when her father Joseph Patrick Kennedy was appointed ambassador. United States of America in England.
Unfortunately, things changed for Rosemary when her father’s position was revoked and they had to return to their country. The young woman began to show a marked decline in her behavior by having violent episodes and tantrums, in which she attacked those around her.
Rosemary with her father, Joseph Kennedy. Photo: Bethman
For this reason, her family believed that locking her up in the convent would end the trouble the girl had caused; However, this is not the case, as she escapes at night to enter the pub, where she seeks the pleasure of meeting men.
surprised joseph kennedy She dismissed the possibility of these stories reaching the press and the country at large, at which point she made a disastrous decision, placing her personal interests above her daughter’s health.
tragic procedure
Without consulting anyone, Joseph Kennedy decided that Rosmery, who was only 23 years old, would have a lobotomy, a procedure in which pathways between brain lobes are separated or removed. At the time, it was considered a cure for psychological disorders such as alcoholism and nymphomania, the latter of which was misdiagnosed in the young woman.
Rosemary Kennedy with her younger sister, Jean. Photo: Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff
After the procedure was over, the girl was never the same. He could no longer walk or talk, so he was admitted to an institution called St Colettawhere she should have permanent care.
In this way, Rosemary remained locked up for years, during which time her father never deigned to visit her, while her mother did so only two decades after the fatal procedure. Finally, he passed away January 7, 2005, at the age of 86 years. He was, of the 9 Kennedy children, the fifth to die and the first from natural causes.
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