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(CNN) -- Eunice Kennedy Shriver, sister of former President John F. Kennedy and founder of the Special Olympics, is in the hospital, said a spokesman for her daughter, California first lady Maria Shriver.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver attends a Special Olympics Torch Run Ceremony at the White House July 26.
"She has had many health challenges in the past several months, and in every case she has bounced back," Daniel Zingale said. "I hope and expect it will be the same in this case."
He would not elaborate on Shriver's status, saying, "the family's privacy must be respected."
However, a spokeswoman for Massachusetts General Hospital said Shriver was in fair condition, according to The Associated Press.
She was admitted on November 18, the AP reported.
Shriver, 86, is also the sister of Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Massachusetts.
She founded the Special Olympics in 1968 and has received numerous awards for her work with children.
She was hospitalized in October 2005 after suffering a minor stroke and hip fracture. E-mail to a friend 
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