Posted Tue, December 7, 2010 5:12pm EDT
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Elizabeth and John Edwards on their wedding day.
Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democratic presidential hopeful former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C. hugs their son Jack on stage after he was too embarrassed to talk in Ames, Iowa Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008.
Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democratic Presidential hopeful John Edwards, speaks about her recurrence of cancer during a news conference in Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday, March 22, 2007. Edwards will continue his campaign for the presidency.
Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., holding his daughter Emma, 4, stands with his wife Elizabeth, holding their son Jack, 2, and his daughter Cate, 19, at left, as he begins to tell a crowd gathered in the backyard of his home in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Jan 1, 2003, about his plans to form an exploratory committee to run for president.
Former Sen. John Edwards, right, and son Wade, are shown in this 1995 photo. Wade was killed in a car accident the following year.
Rielle Hunter, the bane of Elizabeth's life.
Democratic presidential hopeful former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., and wife Elizabeth, left, arrive at the ABC News Democratic debate with supporters at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007.
Former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) waves to the crowd with his family, daughters Cate (C) and Emma Claire (2nd-L), son Jack and wife Elizabeth after announcing that is he withdrawing from the Presidential Race on January 30, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Edwards bowed out of the race leaving Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) vying for the Democratic nomination.
Democratic presidential candidate and former Sen. John Edwards jokes with his wife Elizabeth (R) as she speaks to Iowa residents during a New Year?s Day campaign event the Friendship Haven retirement community January 1, 2008 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The Iowa caucuses are January 3, the earliest ever.
The spouses of 2008 presidential candidates pose with the First Lady of California, Maria Shriver, at the California Governor's and First Lady's Conference on Women October 23, 2007 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. Pictured from left are Jeri Thompson, Cindy McCain, Michelle Obama, Ann Romney, Elizabeth Edwards and Maria Shriver.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Senator John Edwards (D-NC) arrives in Boston for the Democratic National Convention with his daughter Emma Claire, 6, in his arms, his wife Elizabeth who is holding their son Jack, 4, and followed by their daughter Cate, 22, July 27, 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Edwards Passes Away At 61 After A 6 Year Battle With Breast Cancer. Tragic News.
Posted Tue, December 7, 2010 5:12pm EDT
Kim Kardashian carrying $1,795 Christian Louboutin clutch; neimanmarcus.com
Elizabeth and John Edwards on their wedding day.
Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democratic presidential hopeful former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C. hugs their son Jack on stage after he was too embarrassed to talk in Ames, Iowa Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2008.
Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democratic Presidential hopeful John Edwards, speaks about her recurrence of cancer during a news conference in Chapel Hill, N.C., Thursday, March 22, 2007. Edwards will continue his campaign for the presidency.
Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., holding his daughter Emma, 4, stands with his wife Elizabeth, holding their son Jack, 2, and his daughter Cate, 19, at left, as he begins to tell a crowd gathered in the backyard of his home in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Jan 1, 2003, about his plans to form an exploratory committee to run for president.
Former Sen. John Edwards, right, and son Wade, are shown in this 1995 photo. Wade was killed in a car accident the following year.
Rielle Hunter, the bane of Elizabeth's life.
Democratic presidential hopeful former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., and wife Elizabeth, left, arrive at the ABC News Democratic debate with supporters at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007.
Former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) waves to the crowd with his family, daughters Cate (C) and Emma Claire (2nd-L), son Jack and wife Elizabeth after announcing that is he withdrawing from the Presidential Race on January 30, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Edwards bowed out of the race leaving Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) vying for the Democratic nomination.
Democratic presidential candidate and former Sen. John Edwards jokes with his wife Elizabeth (R) as she speaks to Iowa residents during a New Year?s Day campaign event the Friendship Haven retirement community January 1, 2008 in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The Iowa caucuses are January 3, the earliest ever.
The spouses of 2008 presidential candidates pose with the First Lady of California, Maria Shriver, at the California Governor's and First Lady's Conference on Women October 23, 2007 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. Pictured from left are Jeri Thompson, Cindy McCain, Michelle Obama, Ann Romney, Elizabeth Edwards and Maria Shriver.
Democratic vice presidential candidate Senator John Edwards (D-NC) arrives in Boston for the Democratic National Convention with his daughter Emma Claire, 6, in his arms, his wife Elizabeth who is holding their son Jack, 4, and followed by their daughter Cate, 22, July 27, 2004 in Boston, Massachusetts
Incredibly tragic news, Elizabeth has lost her fight with cancer. Doctors stopped treatment on Elizabeth one week before she passed away.
Elizabeth Edwards has passed away after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004. The 61-year-old wife of former Presidential candidate John Edwards died at her home in Chapel Hill, N.C., at 10:15 AM, surrounded by family and friends according to Raleigh news affiliate WDAM.
Elizabeth’s funeral will be held in Raleigh, NC., at Edenton Street United Methodist Church Dec. 11, at 1:00 PM, the same church where Elizabeth held her eldest son Wade‘s funeral in 1996. People magazine is reporting that Elizabeth will be buried next to Wade in Oakwood Cemetery. The Today Show reported Dec. 8, that Elizabeth discovered one week ago that her treatment was no longer working. According to TODAY, Elizabeth spent her final week saying goodbye to family and friends and reports also say that next to Elizabeth’s bed was a photo of Wade.
The Edwards family attorney released a statement Dec. 6, saying, ”Today we have lost the comfort of Elizabeth’s presence but she remains the heart of this family. We love her and will never know anyone more inspiring or full of life.”
Elizabeth’s doctors announced Dec. 6 that continuing cancer treatment would be “unproductive” for the 61-year-old. Elizabeth leaves behind three children: Cate, 28, Emma Claire, 12, and son Jack, 10 — her eldest son Wade died in a 1996 car accident.
HollywoodLife.com spoke with Dr. Harry D. Bear, a professor of oncology at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, who said that when cancer spreads to the liver, “it’s clearly aggressive.” Dr. Bear also added that for most patients with metastatic breast cancer, the “survival time line is often around three years,” Elizabeth survived for 6 years.
Here are some high and low points from Elizabeth Edward’s life:
High points
- Elizabeth was born on July 3, 1949 in Jacksonville, Fl., and married John Edwards on July 30, 1977 after meeting at UNC’s School of Law.
- Elizabeth graduated from UNC’s School of Law and later went to work as a law clerk at the age of 27, for a federal judge before becoming an associate at a law firm in Nashville, TN.
- She gave birth to four children, Wade, 16, who died in a tragic car accident in 1996 Catharine, 28, Emma Claire, 12, and Jack 10.
- Elizabeth helped John throughout his Presidential campaign in 2004.
- She published two books: Saving Graces: Finding Solace and Strength from Friends and Strangers in 2006 and Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life’s Adversities in 2009.
Low points
- Elizabeth and John announced their separation in 2010 after John announced he had cheated on Elizabeth with Rielle Hunter, a producer, who met John in 2006 and had a daughter with him named Frances Quinn, 2.
- Her eldest son Wade died in a 1996 car accident after losing control of his jeep when he was only 16.
- Elizabeth was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004.
Watch this video of Elizabeth on the campaign trail with her husband John Edwards in 2004:
