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Did Freeman operate on Rosemary Kennedy, the oldest sister of President Kennedy?

April 26, 2017Freeman Kennedy oldest operate president rosemary sister

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Did Freeman operate on Rosemary Kennedy, the oldest sister of President Kennedy?

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Yes, he did in the summer of 1941. This operation was one of his most famous failures. Freeman and his neurosurgeon partner James Watts performed a prefrontal lobotomy on Rosemary Kennedy, leaving her inert and unable to speak more than a few words. After her lobotomy she was sent to live at St. Coletta’s School in Wisconsin, where she remained until her death this year at the age of 86.