John F. Kennedy once served as the number one person in the United\nStates. However, while her elder brother sat in the White House, his\nyounger sister lived far from the public eye. Rosemary Kennedy, JFK\u2019s\nyounger sister, was hidden from public and family life for around 20\nyears. This situation occurred after a brain operation performed when\nRosemary was still young made her condition far worse.<\/p>\n
Rosemary was the third child of Joseph Kennedy and Rose Elizabeth.\nShe was born on 13 September 1918 and became one of the Kennedy family\nmembers with a condition different from her siblings. According to the\nJFK Library, when Rosemary was born in hospital, the delivery was not\nhandled directly by a doctor but by a nurse. However, the nurse\nreportedly did not dare assist with the birth process. As a result,\nRosemary was left in the birth canal for around two hours. This\ncondition reduced oxygen supply and led to brain damage.<\/p>\n
After the doctor arrived, Rosemary was finally delivered. However,\nthe impact became visible during her growth. Rosemary experienced\nlearning difficulties. Her emotional development was also unstable. Her\ncondition differed greatly from her siblings, who were known for their\nhigh abilities in their respective fields.<\/p>\n
This situation then led her father, Joseph Kennedy, to make a major\ndecision. He allowed doctors to perform a lobotomy on Rosemary. In the\n1940s, lobotomy was indeed one of the methods used to address\nbehavioural and emotional problems. However, the operation also carried\nsignificant risks. Instead of improving Rosemary\u2019s condition, the\noperation made her damage more severe. Rosemary became paralysed and her\nmotor skills were also affected.<\/p>\n
After that, Rosemary no longer lived her life as before. She was\nexiled to a place and lived with a nurse. According to the New York\nTimes, Rosemary was then kept away from the hustle and bustle of the\nworld. The location of her residence was unknown to the American public.\nShe also did not know much about what was happening outside her\nresidence. Even when John F. Kennedy became US President in 1961,\nRosemary was far from public life. She also did not know about various\ndevelopments occurring outside.<\/p>\n
The exile lasted for about 20 years. Rosemary only met her mother in\n1969. However, the mother-daughter meeting was dramatic because Rosemary\nrefused to see her mother. After that, Rosemary chose to close herself\noff from the Kennedy family. She then lived in a nursing home until the\nend of her life. Rosemary Kennedy died on 7 January 2005.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/us-president-had-a-sister-hidden-for-20-years-due-to-disability-1788004212", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }