[Glenn]

I would imagine they encountered a bit of difficulty finding an OB/GYN who would care for Mrs. Edwards' during her pregnancies.

Excellent observation, considering the risk.

Surely the story of a mother who lost a child but had two others so late in her life will come out between now and November 2.

I'm treading lightly here because, in interest of full disclosure, my wife of 13 years and I have a 4 year old. I am the same age as Edwards and my wife is 11 years my junior.

That may be driving my curiosity which, we all know, killed the cat.

[no dems]

"Surely the story of a mother who lost a child but had two others so late in her life will come out between now and November 2."

Oh no. My heart goes out to any parent who loses a child. Hopefully they will not exploit the death of their son for political purposes. But then, I guess they would.

[COUNTrecount]

Mrs. Edwards admits to having used fertility drugs to conceive her last two children. A woman who is in her late 40's, early 50s is probably also using donated eggs to conceive, and then relies on major hormone treatment throughout the pregnancy.

This is high risk and very costly.