Edwards suspends campaign.

Its easy to say nice things about Edwards. If true that he's suspending his campaign due to a resurfacing of his wife's cancer, it speaks well of his sense of proportion. One might wonder if this report is untrue what the source was? Perhaps the report originated in the political warfare indulged in by the front-running "super stars". Maybe not, after all no Democratic candidate would sink so low as to play dirty.

Imagine the ego of someone who believes that his personal leadership of the country is so important that he will put his campaign over being with and focusing his energy on his gravelly ill wife.

Imagine the ego of someone who believes that his personal leadership of the country is so important that he will put his campaign over being with and focusing his energy on his gravelly ill wife.

Barbara Frey of Piedmont missed the Edwardses' news conference. She was undergoing chemotherapy for her own stage 4 cancer, and she is now in her third year of chemo. She thinks Edwards is absolutely making the right decision.

"It is crazy to think of dropping out now,'' she said. "It is crazy for the public to look at her as a nearly dead woman who needs tea and sympathy. What she really needs to do is go on with her life. And that ought to include the things that bring you joy. Clearly, being on the campaign trail brought her joy.'

"I think,'' said Frey, who will need chemotherapy for the rest of her life, "it is tremendously courageous of them.''

I know that fighting cancer is war because I have been in battle not once, but twice. [..] I have had countless tests, invasive examinations, chemotherapy, radiation and several surgeries; I was even hospitalized for four months. [..]

But Elizabeth Edwards is an example of a person living with, rather than dying from, cancer. [..]

Through treatment and recovery, I have been a hard-working TV producer, I have a social life, traveled domestically and abroad and have been an advocate for cancer issues. It hasn't always been easy to keep all the balls in the air, but what else could I do...sit around and be sick? If I did that, then cancer would be winning. So I live, and live the best life possible.

Thank you, Mrs. Edwards, for showing people that we, survivors, can thrive.

Mary Lievore [..] has metastatic, stage 4 cancer, just like Elizabeth Edwards. [L]isten to what she had to say.

"I don't know of any more devastating news in life than that there is no more hope of a cure,'' she said. "But at the same time, life goes on. You can't just sit in a corner and drop dead.''

Imagine the ego of someone who believes that his personal leadership of the country is so important that he will put his campaign over being with and focusing his energy on his gravelly ill wife.

Finn dAbuzz wrote:

Imagine the ego of someone who believes that his personal leadership of the country is so important that he will put his campaign over being with and focusing his energy on his gravelly ill wife.

Good for Mr. Edwards!

Finn dAbuzz wrote:

Imagine the ego of someone who believes that his personal leadership of the country is so important that he will put his campaign over being with and focusing his energy on his gravelly ill wife.

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Barbara Frey of Piedmont missed the Edwardses' news conference. She was undergoing chemotherapy for her own stage 4 cancer, and she is now in her third year of chemo. She thinks Edwards is absolutely making the right decision.

"It is crazy to think of dropping out now,'' she said. "It is crazy for the public to look at her as a nearly dead woman who needs tea and sympathy. What she really needs to do is go on with her life. And that ought to include the things that bring you joy. Clearly, being on the campaign trail brought her joy.'

"I think,'' said Frey, who will need chemotherapy for the rest of her life, "it is tremendously courageous of them.''

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I know that fighting cancer is war because I have been in battle not once, but twice. [..] I have had countless tests, invasive examinations, chemotherapy, radiation and several surgeries; I was even hospitalized for four months. [..]

But Elizabeth Edwards is an example of a person living with, rather than dying from, cancer. [..]

Through treatment and recovery, I have been a hard-working TV producer, I have a social life, traveled domestically and abroad and have been an advocate for cancer issues. It hasn't always been easy to keep all the balls in the air, but what else could I do...sit around and be sick? If I did that, then cancer would be winning. So I live, and live the best life possible.

Thank you, Mrs. Edwards, for showing people that we, survivors, can thrive.

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Mary Lievore [..] has metastatic, stage 4 cancer, just like Elizabeth Edwards. [L]isten to what she had to say.

"I don't know of any more devastating news in life than that there is no more hope of a cure,'' she said. "But at the same time, life goes on. You can't just sit in a corner and drop dead.''

More here in the other thread.

Finn dAbuzz wrote:

Imagine the ego of someone who believes that his personal leadership of the country is so important that he will put his campaign over being with and focusing his energy on his gravelly ill wife.

you mean imagaine the ego of a demkkkrat don't ya Tex? If you're n the right, you can shitcan them while they're on their cancer bed.