Edwards on CNN now

[spooky3]

they just announced that it will be delayed until 12:10 approx

[Staph]

1. Please add details

for us cube rats.

[spooky3]

3. C. Crowley is just reviewing what you already know.

Will keep updating.

[Eurobabe]

2. Not on yet, now Edwards campaign is saying this is not true?

Wait to see before speculating?

[ShortnFiery]

4. I hope he comes on soon, Tweety's smarmy blather is disgusting ...

Tweets and his cohorts have already sainted the entire Edwards' family in gleeful anticipation that he will be dropping out of the Presidential race. :eyes:

[ShortnFiery]

5. OMG now Whora O'Donnel is singing them praises ...

I haven't seen much so phony and disingenuous as the spectacle that Tweety is hosting now. :thumbsdown:

Whora: "Precious ... just precious little kids." Oh brother ---> <putting on my waders> :puke:

[spooky3]

6. Talking heads still yammering and speculating on CNN

[ShortnFiery]

7. CNN is showing so much more class than MSNBC who seems to be Doing Elizabeth's eulogy.

It's not genuine ... they are not pulling it off. It's just disgusting and sick. Like an allotted five minutes of condescension vice hate. Tweety brings everything down to the most patronizing level. Anything to stay part of the Political Social Elite in the M$M. He's worse than Blitzer and Russert Put together. ... He's such a WHORE for the political elites.

Oh Geeze, now Whora is talking medicine with the authority of CNN's Doctor Sanjay Gupta. I'm going to be sick. :puke:

Edit: Correction, apologies to Whora, they dragged on some old dried out broad to "school us" on Elizabeth's medical choices. She's probably an M.D. Damn, I'm a hating MSNBC today. :(

[spooky3]

8. Now John is welcoming everyone

[spooky3]

9. "this is where we had our wedding reception...

We're here to talk about health situation

Monday Eliz felt pain on her left side

[spooky3]

10. "She may have a fracture, also something suspicious...

[spooky3]

11. Weds we went into the hospi, did further tests, bone study

[spooky3]

12. more concern about the bone then

[spooky3]

13. biopsy showed malignant cancer had returned

[spooky3]

14. net result is her cancer is back, largely confined in bone, which is good

[spooky3]

15. Dr. Carey will be available to answer medical qs

[spooky3]

16. We are very optimistic about this, having been through

struggles in the past

[spooky3]

17. it is no longer curable but it is treatable, because of minimal

[spooky3]

18. cancer in other places...so we are very optimistic

[spooky3]

20. analogy is to diabetes; you take your medicine...

[spooky3]

21. Elizabeth now speaking

[spooky3]

22. EE: we wanted to talk to family first

[spooky3]

23. we've explained it to our children, they have hopeful attitude

[spooky3]

24. we keep a positive attitude; we'll always look for silver lining

[spooky3]

25. this happens to every cancer survivor--knowing an ache could be

something worse

[spooky3]

26. there was a time we thought it was worse, but as we got more test results

we were more encouraged

[spooky3]

27. EE: "I don't expect my life to be significantly different"

[spooky3]

28. I'm completely asymptomatic; I am lucky I cracked the rib

[spooky3]

29. because then we found the cancer early (paraphrasing)

[spooky3]

30. John: The campaign goes on; we've confronted this previously (more...)

You can go cower in the corner or you can be tough and go out and stand up for what you believe in

[spooky3]

31. we will go together to Boston for campaign

[spooky3]

32. EE: I don't feel sickly; there will be times I will get tired

although it will probably be the children and not my medication :-)

[tandot]

33. Thanks spooky3 for the updates.

We cube rats really appreciate this :)

[spooky3]

34. you're welcome--EE: the people John and I met keep us going

[spooky3]

35. EE: it's unbelievably important that we get this election right

[spooky3]

36. EE I can't deprive the American people of the chance for a person like

John to be Pres (my paraphrase)--because I admire him

[spooky3]

37. Q (inaudible) about new house

[spooky3]

38. EE: I picked up a chest and knew I hurt my back

the question must have been how did you hurt the rib?

[spooky3]

39. JE: we discussed decision to continue campaigning, not much

consideration given to stopping the campaign because nothing would interfere with her treatment

[spooky3]

40. EE: before we decided JE "cornered" Dr. Carey and asked if it would make

a difference for EE's health if he stopped campaigning, and Dr. C said no

[spooky3]

41. EE: we didn't have all the biopsy info until today; chemo for

remainder of my life, probably less debilitating than usual chemo

[spooky3]

42. JE: (they have been responding to qs) If you aren't ready

to face this you aren't ready to be Pres.

[spooky3]

43. EE: I have seen JE in tough times; it's not that it doesn't hit him

[spooky3]

44. but he has an unbelievable toughness, reserve

[spooky3]

45. EE "I was (unusual for me) docile, because JE did everything that needed to

be done."

[spooky3]

46. JE: This is what I mean by her unselfishness. Thank you all.

[Breeze54]

19. Edwards Press Conf. on every channel here in MA.

So sad...but he's saying it's treatable.

:hug: to Elizabeth & John Edwards

[spooky3]

47. Now the yammering heads are back.

[spooky3]

48. EE's doctor is speaking now

[spooky3]

49. This is stage 4 cancer.

[spooky3]

50. The therapies are well-tolerated.

[spooky3]

51. it's better than if the cancer had spread to distant organs

but not as good as if it had not recurred or had recurred only within the breast or immediate lymph nodes

[spooky3]

52. she's otherwise in good health

[spooky3]

53. many people function normally but there is variation

[hang a left]

59. Really thanks a bunch spooky, I missed the conference

Stage 4...not very good.

[Staph]

54. Thanks so much

The various news websites don't give this kind of detail or cover the questions asked by anyone but their own reporters. I won't be able to watch the TV news accounts (or streaming video) until I get home.

You're providing a great service here!

[spooky3]

55. You're welcome.

[Learn2Swim]

56. spooky thanks for the updates

much appreciated. EE will be in my thoughts and wishes, and I am very glad to hear Edwards is not jumping out of the race.

[Gloria]

57. "Keep your head up and move on"---good advice from John

[Hav]

58. .

Very sad.
Good luck to the Edwards.