RFK Jr. Speaks About , Past Health Incidents , Including Brain Parasite.<br />CNN reports that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offered his first public <br />explanation of a medical abnormality he experienced in 2010, which <br />he said was the result of a parasite that entered his brain and died. .<br />While speaking on the podcast 'Pushing the Limits with Brian<br />Shapiro,' Kennedy said the experience involved "brain fog" and <br />"having trouble with word retrieval and short-term memory.".<br />According to the Independent presidential <br />candidate, doctors initially told him they <br />thought he had a tumor in his brain. .<br />A second docotor revealed that "this is almost certainly <br />a parasite that got into your brain … it’s a parasite that’s very <br />common in India where I had done a lot of environmental work.”.<br />Stefanie Spear, a spokesperson for Kennedy’s campaign, <br />said he had “traveled extensively in Africa, South America <br />and Asia” while working as an environmental advocate.<br />When asked how the condition could impact his presidential bid, <br />Spear said, “The issue was resolved more than 10 years ago and he <br />is in robust physical and mental health. Questioning Mr. Kennedy’s <br />health is a hilarious suggestion, given his competition.".<br />In the same podcast, Kennedy detailed another experience <br />he had with mercury poisoning, which he said occurred <br />near the same time as the incident with the parisitic worm.<br />Kennedy said tests revealed "sky high" levels of mercury <br />in he blood, forcing him to undergo chelation therapy <br />to have the metals removed from his body.<br />At the same time, I was having my mercury tested, <br />and I was getting all kinds of tests, and my mercury <br />test came back sky high. So, ten times what, <br />you know, the EPA levels were for blood mercury, <br />I think it was. They were over ten times what– <br />what anybody considered safe. And I had that <br />chelated out and all of that brain fog went away, Robert Kennedy Jr., via CNN.<br />CNN reports that Kennedy insisted that he has <br />since made a full recovery from both health scares
