Joan Bennett Kennedy is an ex-wife of the late senator, Senator Ted Kennedy. Joan Kennedy, Kennedy, mother of three children, struggled with alcoholism for many years. Married couple divorced after 25 years in 1982.1
In 2005, the Kennedy children became the legal guardian of his mother Juana because of his chronic alcoholism and mental illness.21
Joan was present at the funeral of her ex-husband, but remained in the shadows says she does not want to be intrusive.1
Joan Kennedy, the Democratic Republic of the son of Patrick Kennedy. Patrick Kennedy has also battled alcoholism and depression. With the recent tirade against the press and politics, said Joan Kennedy, Patrick will probably need some "personal time", after losing his father.3
Joan Kennedy Alcoholism
Joan Kennedy, former wife of Senator Ted Kennedy has a long history of alcoholism, which has been well documented over the years. His addiction was so bad that Kennedy was not even drunk and mouthwash vanilla extract to their high alcohol content and because the smell was not as significant as the Joan and Ted liquor.4 divorced in 1982. After the divorce, Mrs. Kennedy, who are struggling to stay sober, was arrested several times for drunk driving and suffered kidney failure. His three children, Kara Kennedy Allen, Edward M. Kennedy and Patrick Kennedy, was given a temporary guardian for Mrs. Kennedy in 2004 because he was not able to take care of herself.5
In 2005, Joan Kennedy was found lying in a street near where she lived in Boston, Massachusetts. She suffered a concussion and a broken shoulder. His children were named after as legal representative and the parent E. Webster Janssen was given control of its assets in Hyannis Port4. Kennedy underwent surgery for breast cancer later that year. Senator Ted Kennedy died in 2009.