Elizabeth Edwards Gravely Ill

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Very sad. I was in the audience a day or so after it was announced that Elizabeth Edwards was terminally ill, at an SEIU forum here in Las Vegas. All of the Democratic Candidates for President were there, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Bill Richardson and John Edwards. It was a very interesting day, and seeing all of the candidates was inspiring. Clinton wowed me, Obama impressed me, and Edwards won the day, for me anyway (not anymore, obviously). Part of that feeling may have been empathy, since the press seemed to be focused on Elizabeth more than anything else, and I felt badly for her.

The poor lady has been through an awful lot.

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Elizabeth Edwards gravely ill with cancer



Elizabeth Edwards, stoic as her husband's presidential ambitions collapsed, her marriage crumbled and cancer sapped her strength, thanked her supporters online Monday as word spread the disease may take her life within weeks. . .
 
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