Posted on 03/22/2007 8:23:49 AM PDT by kddid
John Edwards is suspending his campaign for President, and may drop out completely, because his wife has suffered a recurrence of the cancer that sickened her in 2004, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, an Edwards friend told The Politico.
"At a minimum he's going to suspend" the campaign, the source said. "Nobody knows precisely how serious her recurrence is. It’ll be another couple of days before there’s complete clarity."
"For him right now he has one priority which is her health and the security of the two young children," said the friend.
As for the campaign, "You don't shut this machine off completely, but everything will go on hold."
I certainly agree with you on that.
i was just thinking that. she tended towards chubby and the pic i saw had her looking somewhat gaunt, i tend to think its the cancer.
>>>It's my understanding that each round of chemo/radiation is less successful.
Very true. As I've said, it only delays the inevitable. And when that happens, why do I picture a Wellstone-esque event?
This is getting surreal now.
Their attitudes are great .. that'll be a great boost in the days ahead and during treatment. I wouldn't be thrilled about it being in the bones .. I know too much about the progression that can occur in my experiences with friends. But, the progress that's been made with this disease has been incredible, so hopefully it can be chemo controlled.
I am totally stunned, however, at the lightening speed with which all these biopsies, scans and tests were done and analyzed by all the medical professionals who had to have been involved. Three days?
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That's an unbelievable response time... I mean breathtaking. When I had a biopsy, it was at least 5-7 days before I received results.
Is this normal turnaound time now for such things or am I being naive because he's a presidential candidate and they're assured of getting velvet glove treatment that we peons could never get?
...They do seem to love each other and care a lot about each other.
IMHO, him being a multi millionairre, He should be by her
side 24/7. We've been married 30 years....I would never leave her nor allow her to go on a rigorous campaign trail with that diagnosis and prognosis.
My Mom died of bone cancer. She had had breast cancer some years before. It's not a pleasant way to go.
She won't be able to ... though this is her way of dealing with the cancer for now
and he's a malpractice atty? i think that may be more key than the run for the presidency....
Weight loss has been one of the first alarms with my family members that advanced to Stage IV.
Because we know how this all works out?
This could be a Mary Higgins Clark election.
I just heard the Fox Radio News...and they said that Edwards is going to continue to campaign also....
I came here...because I read this thread earlier..and it said he was suspending his campaign.
I am with you Peach...I want to know the truth also.
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I think it depends on the hospital, how large the area is, how big the lab is, etc., although I'm sure she got the VIP treatment. But I've never waited as long as you have for a biopsy and I'm not a VIP :-)
No kidding. When the October mammovan found a shadow on one of mine a couple of years ago, I couldn't even get the followup appointment they said I needed till December.
however they choose to deal with it, i will not criticize. i don't know that anyone has the right to say the best way to deal with such a thing, so long as they are all supporting each other as a family and it's a joint decision.
Stage IV? Oh my good lord, the poor woman! And Her husband isn't suspending his campaign?!
I lost my best friend to breast cancer 2 months ago; she would have been 42 next month. This news is sad indeed.
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