Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Musi waJanuary 20, 2009, Seneta Ted Kennedy akabatwa nepfari panguva yaBarack Obama
kudya kwamasikati kwokutanga uye akaendeswa neamburenzi. Byrd, akanga agere patafura imwe cheteyo, akavhiringidzika uye iye amene akaendeswa kuhofisi yake. Hofisi yaByrd yakashuma kuti akanga akanaka. Musi waMay 18, Byrd akaendeswa kuchipatara pashure pokunge atanga kupisa muviri nemhaka ye"chirwere chiduku", chakapfuuridzirwa neutachiona hwestaphylococcus aureus. Byrd akasunungurwa musi waJune 30, 2009.