Elizabeth Edwards Has Passed Away
After a 6-year-long fight with cancer, Elizabeth Edwards, the wife of former presidential candidate John Edwards, passed away at her home in North Carolina today at the age of 61. Elizabeth was surrounded by her friends and family including John. It was just yesterday that the media reported that Elizabeth stopped treatment at the advice of her doctors. Elizabeth left this sad farewell message on her Facebook yesterday:
“You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces – my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined. The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that. And, yes, there are certainly times when we aren’t able to muster as much strength and patience as we would like. It’s called being human.But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that I am grateful. It isn’t possible to put into words the love and gratitude I feel to everyone who has and continues to support and inspire me every day. To you I simply say: you know.”
Rest in peace, Elizabeth...
via CBS News
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So sad, right before the holidays too for her poor children. And I'd love to punch her ex in the nuts for making her life hell during her last years.
Happy now, John and Rielle?
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Hope that whore Rielle was worth it, John. You're always going to be known as the prissy asshole who cheated on his wife while she had cancer, and it serves your bitch ass right.
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Submitted by Condi the ingro... on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:58pm.
No one here is trying to villify her...read through the posts. You can disagree with someone's politics and still be sad that they had to suffer. No one needs to STFU about anything.
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And I hear your words that I made up. You say my name like there could be an us. I'd best tidy up my head I'm the only one in love, I'm the only one in love.
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RIP, Elizabeth. You put up with a lot of shit, humiliation and pain in this life and you handled it with grace and dignity, so I hope you're getting rewarded for it now.
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I'm here to kick ass and drink tea. And I'm all out of tea.
Although it gives me the chance to add my two cents about her cancer: I've wondered if having the hormone treatments to bear Emma Claire and Jack didn't trigger the beast.
I always thought that too. You have to wonder what those fertility drugs could do to your system. I wouldn't mess around with that personally.
I feel bad regardless. That ahole husband of hers gave her a raw deal. RIP.
This is so sad. RIP Elizabeth, you were a very dignified, special lady to go through what you went through with the upmost amount of courage and strength.
John Edwards is a sociopathic, phony piece of shit btw.
RIP Elizabeth, you handled everything you went through with grace.
R.I.P Elizabeth
I am strucken with grief, I liked her a lot even though I did not agree with her politics. What made me sad was to learn that she lost a son, one cannot imagine her pain after that incident but I hope she is reunited with her son. I am extremely sad for the kids hope Elizabeth showed them a lot of love during their short period of time together.I will pray for her family (except for John).
I agree that cancer is a fuckhole of a disease. My mom wasn't strong enough to get chemo for the last four months before she chose to stop medical treatment. I flew out to see her 4th of July weekend last year, she was gone on the 28th. She went at home, her way and it sounds like Elizabeth did as well which is dignified although heartbreaking.
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Although there's pain in my chest, I still wish you the best with a "fuck you". - Cee-lo Green
Submitted by Hotmami on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:27pm.
Oh,my God, this is terrible. This poor woman had a rough time of it her last few years. Too sad.
Rielle Hunter aka Linda Druck is on the phone calling John Edwards right now, I guarantee it. Bitch.
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Don't be ridiculous...she will at least wait until after the funeral!
Seriously, though this is sad. The way they just announced it yesterday and just like that she is gone. Her battle always struck a chord with me because she knew it was not curable and it was a matter of time. I cannot imagine what that is like while having small kids. Then to have her final years clouded with all that extra drama. Shame. The one solace is that she did so much in her battle for universal healthcare while she was on this earth and hopefully her legacy will live on and one day her dreams will be realized.
Please, let's not vilify this poor woman now that she's gone. No one is perfect, and yeah, Ms. Edwards might have done some questionable things in her life, but who hasn't? I'm still sorry for her poor children, who now have to remember the weeks before Christmas as the time of their mother's death. That's horrible enough for anyone - please don't make it worse by this obviously political compulsion for "the truth." If you can't say anything supportive, STFU.
Too bad. I liked her.
Submitted by gina latina on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:46pm.
HH, I know, right?? But I agree w/ M.E. that the cure for cancer, AIDS, etc could be found. Maybe the lack of interest in finding cures could be population control, or the fact that the money for big pharma and the insurance companies lies not in the cure of diseases, but in the treatment. Imagine how much money they'd be out of if diseases were just cured, instead of having patients spend ridiculous amounts of money on pills, chemo, radiation, etc.
This really turns my stomach.. watching your loved ones suffering and feeling powerless.... when you know there is a posiblity for a cure..
Very sad indeed. She was a smart cookie and very pretty too.
@M.E., I'm so sorry about your grandpa :(
@Albatross & Tojo, thanks *hug*
Ugh now I'm all sad. I'll see you slurts later XO
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Is this real life? Why is this happening to me? Is this gonna be forever?
Submitted by Happy Hour on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:32pm.
Submitted by gina latina on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:24pm.
Cancer is a disgusting, horrid cunt of a disease. Instead of finding new ways for skeevy old men to get boners or creating the perfect tit implant, scientists should be using their time and talents to find a cure to this horrible disease.
Fun Fact: Viagra was discovered by mistake. It was originally suppose to be a drug for high blood pressure, but all the test subjects kept popping boners :D
Never noticed that she and Dee Wallace looked so much alike.
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I'd like to flay you with my rapier wit, but I'm afraid it's about as dull as fucking your mother.
That poor woman. I hope she went peacefully and in no pain. No one deserves what she had to go through in her life. RIP.
Don Meredith, I'll miss ya.
HH, I know, right?? But I agree w/ M.E. that the cure for cancer, AIDS, etc could be found. Maybe the lack of interest in finding cures could be population control, or the fact that the money for big pharma and the insurance companies lies not in the cure of diseases, but in the treatment. Imagine how much money they'd be out of if diseases were just cured, instead of having patients spend ridiculous amounts of money on pills, chemo, radiation, etc.
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Is this real life? Why is this happening to me? Is this gonna be forever?
So sad about this...just thinking of her little kids...I hope that bastard of a husband has the good sense to let their oldest daughter raise them.
Watch, I bet he distances himself from that nutbag Hunter and ends up marrying someone else. Scumbag.
R.I.P. Elizabeth. You lived the end of your life with dignity.
Made me teary eyed to read this. When Kerry and Edwards were running for office, my favorite character of the bunch was Elizabeth. Based on her interviews, she seemed strong, intelligent, and diginified and I thought she'd make a great presence in the White House. John Edwards I always found to be a grinning fool. After what he did I wondered if he was a straight out sociopath.
And yeah, I hate it when people would squawk that she was a hateful bitch, a stalker, a cow, etc. Fuck, anyone would be angry given the hand dealt to her -- a son dying, terminal cancer, a faithless lying husband and repulsive mistress.
Sigh.
Rest in peace, Elizabeth.
Submitted by M.E. on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:39pm.
Submitted by Happy Hour on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:32pm.
Population control.
If we find cures for Cancer, AIDS, etc...people will live longer and we're already over crowded as it is.
This is not MY way of thinking, but that is one thing I've heard from all the conspiracay theorists on why we've researched something for 40+ years for a cure and have come up with jack diddly shit.
they could at least pick the right people.. HA! j/k
Submitted by Cowjam on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:36pm.
Submitted by Hotmami on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:33pm.
Bitch had the band and the venue picked out for their wedding. Seriously. She wanted the Dave Matthews Band.
*seeths* You know, when everything came out, I actually kinda sympathized with Rielle, because I felt like besides the obvious reasons, she really did have feelings for the guy, and to have him publicly deny their child couldn't have been easy, but DAMN, what a cold hearted CUNT this woman is. I do know that Elizabeth kinda helped pull the wool over America's eyes with the whole affair thing,which I don't agree with at all, but to have to deal with it on top of having a life-threatening disease.....I don't know how she did it. Very strong woman.
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And I hear your words that I made up. You say my name like there could be an us. I'd best tidy up my head I'm the only one in love, I'm the only one in love.
Adele, "Heart to Stone"
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Sorry for the double post -- my ancient computer.
Although it gives me the chance to add my two cents about her cancer: I've wondered if having the hormone treatments to bear Emma Claire and Jack didn't trigger the beast. If it did, though, I'm sure she'd have said they were worth it.
I had mixed feelings about how she handled John's second run for the presidency, but she was still a classy woman. John is nothing compared to her.
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She was a hell of a lot classier than her douchebag husband. I hope her kids have the strength to carry on and that Cate isn't left to care for the two younger ones while John and Rielle Hunter fire up the jacuzzi.
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Submitted by gina latina on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:24pm.
I have nothing to add, but AMEN. And, condolences on the loss of your SIL.
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I'm stunned. She just stopped treatments, what, a few days ago? I didn't expect her to die just a few days later. Was really hoping she could have just one more Christmas with her children. This just sucks.
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RIP lovley Elizabeth. Good true wife and mother.
(I know cancer, I hope it stays beat. :)
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@ Vern, thanks. She was my favorite in-law, pretty much the only one that gave me the time of day. Christmas at my MIL's is gonna suck this year.
I'd thought Ms Edwards was in remission? I mean, cancer can come back any time, but it's just kinda sudden that we hear the news about her stopping treatment and then dying. Actually I'm glad her every treatment and activity wasn't all over the news. At least she had some privacy. Gawd, her poor kids. Now having to be stuck with their philandering father. I hope they have a good support net.
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Is this real life? Why is this happening to me? Is this gonna be forever?
Submitted by Happy Hour on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:32pm.
Submitted by gina latina on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:24pm.
Cancer is a disgusting, horrid cunt of a disease. Instead of finding new ways for skeevy old men to get boners or creating the perfect tit implant, scientists should be using their time and talents to find a cure to this horrible disease.
Just the other day, I was thinking of all the funds that should really go to find the cure for cancer ... like NASA.. why the fuck do we care about fucking space when we can have scientist using the money to find the cure... sigh
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Population control.
If we find cures for Cancer, AIDS, etc...people will live longer and we're already over crowded as it is.
This is not MY way of thinking, but that is one thing I've heard from all the conspiracay theorists on why we've researched something for 40+ years for a cure and have come up with jack diddly shit.
Submitted by thebirdofparadise on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:33pm.
I have nothing negative to say. Just sadness. :(
She lived a life of material wealth that I will never know, but I don't envy her life at all. She was dealt a lot of shit during her time.
My sympathies go to her three surviving children, and any other family members/friends who stood by this woman.
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She didn't always live a life of wealth. When her and John first married, they borrowed money from her family for a one night honeymoon. John gave her a wedding ring that cost $11. A ring even after finding wealth, she refused to remove.
Damn. Damn, damn, damn. Was hoping she'd be able to hang on thru the holidays. Prayers to the family. Rest in peace, Elizabeth. *cries*
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My baby clothes made of leather and lace"
Submitted by Hotmami on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:33pm.
Bitch had the band and the venue picked out for their wedding. Seriously. She wanted the Dave Matthews Band.
My grandfather died of pancriatic and liver cancer 6 years ago right around this time. NO, I don't remember the actual date as I morn differently.
He died in the hospital, a sack of skin and bones, hooked up to all these machine's, begging my grandmother to "let him go", meaning take him off the machines and let him die. Stop trying to keep him alive, in agony.
She finally gave in (he's spent the better part of a year at home getting outpatient chemo and radiation treatments)and ONLY did the treatments for my grandmother, so she could have him a little while longer.
I just couldn't that night in the hospital, him begger her to let him die.
He died the next evening and I felt relieved. As a highly religious man, I knew he was where he wanted to be.
Fuck cancer raw in the asshole.
Her older daughter is 28, and the younger kids are 10 and 12.
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Submitted by TexnDoc on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:23pm.
Being a better lawyer than her flashy husband I know she has stipulations for those young kids. Reille said John and she spoke openly together about today during
his campaign and here it is!
So, like, they were planning for their future after his wife was dead? I can't......what kind of evil pieces of shit are these two?! Who does that?! She really is in a better place now. I really hope that their children never fucking speak to him again, that rat bastard.
Elizabeth deserved much better.
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And I hear your words that I made up. You say my name like there could be an us. I'd best tidy up my head I'm the only one in love, I'm the only one in love.
Adele, "Heart to Stone"
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Aww, sadness...RIP Elizabeth...
so sorry for your loss gina latina :(
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There was a short article in the newspaper today about her.
R.I.P
Christmas in Hollis courtesy of RUN-DMC...
I have nothing negative to say. Just sadness. :(
She lived a life of material wealth that I will never know, but I don't envy her life at all. She was dealt a lot of shit during her time.
My sympathies go to her three surviving children, and any other family members/friends who stood by this woman.
Submitted by gina latina on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:24pm.
Cancer is a disgusting, horrid cunt of a disease. Instead of finding new ways for skeevy old men to get boners or creating the perfect tit implant, scientists should be using their time and talents to find a cure to this horrible disease.
Just the other day, I was thinking of all the funds that should really go to find the cure for cancer ... like NASA.. why the fuck do we care about fucking space when we can have scientist using the money to find the cure... sigh
I'm very sorry for your loss Gina.
You expressed your sad tale very beautifully.
*chanting as always*
What a woman of grace. John should feel like a total douche. Feel bad for the kids.
She DOES have little kids????
holee fucking shit.
Cancer, you suck dead donkey dick.
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M.E.! <3 hug <3
OMG this has totally given me the sads! To think what this poor woman had to endure the last couple of years of her life with her asshole husband. Ugh. May she RIP.
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Very sad. She was too young, her children are way too young to be left without a mother. I know what it's like to see someone die of cancer, it's agonizing.
As for John and Rielle - I hope they rot in hell when their time comes.
This is so bad.
the only thing I can think is her children are grown. my sister Died on December 17 of cancer a few years ago and left a ten and eight year old,and my mother has partly been in hell ever since..
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Submitted by Stoney on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:21pm.
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No, they are primary school aged. She had fertility treatments late in life after her son died. I think it's possible that the fertility treatments may have caused her cancer.
I feel sorry for her because my parents did the same thing after losing my brother. My sister was born developmentally disabled because my parents were too old too be having a baby. Grief does sad things to people.
Submitted by M.E. on Tue, 12/07/2010 - 5:19pm.
HH - I was thinking more along the lines of as a parent staring into the eyes of my children knowing it may be the last time I ever look at them again.
*bawling*
OH Hells.... it is just so sad!