Posted on 12/06/2010 3:41:23 PM PST by maggief
WASHINGTON (AP) — Elizabeth Edwards is gravely ill and doctors have told her she only has weeks to live, according to a family friend who is among those who have gathered with Edwards at her North Carolina home.
The family issued a statement Monday that said doctors have told her that further treatment for her cancer would be unproductive, and the family friend further described Edwards' condition to The Associated Press.
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God bless this woman in her suffering.
This is from FReepers, who the Left consider to be the Great Unwashed, blood thirsty and uncultured.
Now, let's have a look at DU, which considers itself to be among the enlightened, the erudite, the composed and understanding, the gentle and kind. There was a post I bumped into about some Christian lady in Pakistan who is facing the death penalty because some women claimed (apparently it was a lie) that she blasphemed against mohammed. The posts on that 'enlightened' forum? The expected a) Christianity is the same and b) silence (an interesting silence, because if some rural county in the US jailed someone of a different faith to Christianity for even ONE HOUR that story would circulate as 'evidence' on DU for a mighty long time). Many of the posters in DU are hypocrites of the highest order.
Just imagine if Ms Palin had been diagnosed with even a bad flu. I can only imagine what the folks over there would be saying.
The Bible says you shall know a person by their fruit. If I claim to be nice but all I know is bitterness, or I claim to be bad but all I do is good things, the judgement is the fruit.
FR is a wonderful forum due to the wonderful people in it. The fruits show. (I sincerely hope someone in DU reads this - although I doubt the irony between what they claim to believe and what they say on their forum would strike them).
I can’t say I have a high opinion of the woman, but she sure doesn’t deserve what she got. It’s an all around sad story, and she has my sympathy.
So, really what he’s saying is that his guilt for the horrificly shabby way he’s treated his wife is excused by the fact that we all have to go sometime?
I hope they nail him.
It’s sort of like O.J.. They can’t get him for what he did to his wife, but they got him on something else.
This is a truly vile man.
I wonder if he will be channeling Elizabeth like he did the dead child in the lawsuit he made his millions on. May she channel on to John until the day he passes, too.
I can just hear her. :)
I pray she is not suffering and is at peace. Pray also for a miracle... it is beyond sad.
Wonderful expression—well written.
re my posting (beyond ‘fan’ correction) and including “who will apparently, not see her children married” - just realized; that should have been ‘her daughter’ get married - given that the Edwards’ have only one child given death of their son. Just for the record - and a bump for thread.
Heavenly Father, I pray that Mrs. Edwards finds peace and comfort in Your grace, and forgiveness through your Son, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Even though Elizabeth Edwards does not believe in the intervening power of God, nor salvation, and she (according to her own statements) has “somewhat of an odd version of God.” She says, “I do not have an intervening God. I don’t think I can pray to him — or her — to cure me of cancer.”
I, of course, will still say prayer for her. I do wonder, however, will God hear the prayers for the person who denies Him, His kingdom and His glory and His power?
Elizabeth and John are Methodist, but from her statements, is that really true? Admittedly, I know only a few attributes of Methodist religion, but I do believe they believe in salvation and the power of prayer and the Trinity, right?! Yet, she absolutely denies all three of those truths, in her statements.
Perhaps. However, what I define as a good father may be different. A good father is one that tries to keep the family unit intact and not selfishly commit adultery. With respect to Reilly (she is the mistress, right?) ... she has already proven to be a home wrecker with little to no morality. Why would a woman who slept and conceived a child with a married man have any sort of loyalty to children from his wife? Hopefully, the children will be fine. Just a thought.
We all need to forgive. Maybe Reilly could visit Elizabeth and become friends before it’s too late. No ones perfect.
“We all need to forgive...”
Forgiveness isn’t ours to give. I don’t really see some great girlfriend thing happening while a woman is in the process of DYING. I mean if Reilly wanted to be friends with her, why did she commit adultery with her husband? A woman showing respect to another woman wouldn’t do that. A woman having any sort of respect for marriage or herself wouldn’t do that (IMHO).
I’ll include her and her little ones in my prayers. She’s fought a hard battle, and did it with dignity... pity she’ll not be remembered for that, but for a husband who was so selfish, so self-absorbed.
It has been reported that she said that, what has gotten her through is, “family, frineds and a faith in tancity and hope”,(or something to that effect)... no mention of faith in God... I have no idea what they believe, but my hope is that she is at peace with her maker. What hell John will endure... if anyone ever needed Jesus, it is that $&*(@!.
Maybe Reilly could send flowers or a fruit basket to break the ice.
There must be something she could do to make things right. If Elizabeth got to know her a little better it might help. Its obvious John saw something special with this woman. She cant be all bad.
"You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces – my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined. The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that. And, yes, there are certainly times when we aren't able to muster as much strength and patience as we would like. It's called being human.
"But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that I am grateful. It isn't possible to put into words the love and gratitude I feel to everyone who has and continues to support and inspire me every day. To you I simply say: you know."
For all we know, Elizabeth has forgiven those who caused her so much pain. However, forgiving someone doesn't necessarily mean having any desire to see them, especially when those remaining hours are so few.
I don’t agree with her politics, however, I do truly feel bad that she will be leaving the world. My heart breaks for her children. They are going to be hurt severely by this.
I hope that she manages to hold on until Christmas for her children’s sake. My husband lost his mother 4 days before Christmas and let me tell you, it was extremely unpleasant.
Elizabeth and her family are in my prayers.
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