"But, as with his grandfather, the hale image is a bit of a mirage, built on pain and grit. During his first year in law school, while playing basketball, he went in for a layup and felt something in his back. βI could barely walk for another four-and-a-half years after that,β he said.
Even as he worked, sometimes remotely, to earn his Harvard degrees during the pandemic, he was in pain and anguish about his back β a medical issue J.F.K. also struggled with.
βI thought, βIβll never paddle again, Iβll never surf again,ββ Mr. Schlossberg said. βI just couldnβt even imagine doing anything, like having a real life.β
"He underwent two hip procedures. He got the skeleton, now in his apartment, to study anatomy. His bed comprises two massage tables covered in shark-patterned sheets that he has had since eighth grade."
"Caroline Kennedy said the surgeries and intensive physical therapy added up to βa super painfulβ and βsolitaryβ experience for her son. βIt was quite isolating but I think it built a lot of inner strength,β she said. He found a Pilates teacher named Sharyl M. Curry who βgave me my life back,β he said.
President John Kennedy, who suffered from chronic back pain, wore a heavy, corset-like brace that went from his chest to below his waist.
During his sophomore year at Harvard University, Kennedy reportedly suffers a spinal injury while playing football. This is the first of many incidents that would contribute to a lifetime battle with back pain. He was also believed to have developed osteoporosis, likely a side effect of the chronic corticosteroid treatments he received for Addison's disease.
βHis social life is also rooted around his exercisingβ, the friend added, βHe could not walk for a year while studying for the bar exam. Prior to that he was in pain for four years. βHe can only really swim, ballet, some biking but canβt sit for long,β said the friend. β NYpost.
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