Thank You for your prayers for Elizabeth Edwards

[benny05]

Elizabeth would not expect special thoughts from this group, yet she would appreciate them. I suspect she and John Kerry had disagreements, but more of agreements politically rather than about policy.

But in her last days of her journey, we can only appreciate what she wanted in life, including as a former political wife. She wanted the best health care for all of us.

I will tell you that I am an awe that she was able to make it this long after seeing her last April. She has been a fighter all along.

And she wants us to keep fighting the good fights, as John Kerry espoused on TV last weekend. I was so proud of him.

[MBS]

1. It's so hard to find a "bright side" in this

It seems so unfair . what a nightmare for Elizabeth these past 6 years. Her husband's behavior would be an ordeal in itself, but her health, too. ..not to mention their earlier loss of Wade. (I truly think that the most painful, searing loss in the world is the loss of a chid. )
The only good parts I can glean are : (1) the grace of her statement is (I hope!) a reflection of her own inner peace with this nightmare situation (good for her, and I'm so glad for her) and (2) it seems like she's given a lot of thought to how her younger children will be taken care of (from what I've read, helping groom her older daughter in this role?) (Maybe the only good thing about diseases like cancer is that you do get time to put certain things in order, and it seems like she has indeed done so).

[karynnj]

2. It is very sad that she appears to be losing the battle

I have read your posts and remember reading some poignant posts of her hope that she would be given enough years to at least she her two youngest through their teen years. It is beyond sad that her two young children will have to grow up without her. It is good for them and for Elizabeth that John Edwards is there. These children, who have already gone through so much, will need him incredibly much to help them deal with the loss of their loving mother. It shows the wisdom in Elizabeth trying as hard as she could to protect a reputation that ultimately could not be protected.

From comments that Kerry made on Larry King, it seems that he had stayed in touch with her by phone during the bad times of the last several years. I would hope that other Democrats have as well. Given how busy he is, that has to indicate respect and affection. It was politics, not policy that caused the divide between this group and the Edwards. Edwards was actually closer to long term Kerry positions in 2008 than he was in 2004.

Though some political actions, done to further JRE's candidacy, will always bother me, it does not mean that I do not respect her for the grace with which she has dealt with her illness, her intelligence, and her love for her family - including a husband who deserved less.

You and others in the Elizabeth Edwards group have been incredible backing her through everything - always strong and always grounded in your knowledge of the kind of person she is. For all of you, who really got to know her as more than a public figure, this has to be a time of incredible grief. I would bet that your group, opting to become an Elizabeth Edwards group, to continue your support for her and the ideas behind the Edwards campaign had to mean a lot to her.

[fedupinBushcountry]

3. Ditto

My thoughts and prayers are with her and her children.

[wisteria]

4. Cancer is so unfair, she should be on this earth long enough to see her children grow up.

She has been such a fighter and an inspiration in this fight, I still can't believe she may be at the end of her journey. God Bless her and her family.

[JI7]

5. thanks for coming here, and i'm sorry for you

i know this has to be hard on you . but i'm glad you did get to meet her.

[beachmom]

6. What JI7 said. nt

[rox63]

7. I know how much this hurts you

You and EE had a special bond, and the loss is very difficult. Hugs and light to you and yours, Benny05.

[karynnj]

8. What Rox said

[MBS]

9. your support must have buoyed her so

especially through the period of her illness, and dealing with the fallout from her husband's affair
Yours is the kind of friendship that made a difference in someone's life.Friendship that counts, that persists through thick and thin: there is nothing higher in this world.
:hug: