Is Elizabeth Edwards ok? Press conference Thursday at noon.

[fooj]

OMG. I hope the cancer hasn't returned. Oh shit. :cry:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/3/21/22144/6969

Elizabeth's Health

From the Edwards campaign:

Senator John Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards to Hold a Press Conference

Chapel Hill, North Carolina - On Thursday, March 22nd, 2007, Senator John Edwards and Elizabeth Edwards will hold a press conference at 12:00pm. Location details to follow.


You are in our thoughts and prayers, Elizabeth. :grouphug:

[eleny]

1. .

[NanceGreggs]

2. Let's hope this is a presser to announce ...

... that Elizabeth's latest follow-up tests confirm she is cancer-free, and in perfect health.

[fooj]

4. Oh yes! That would be WONDERFUL news!

Thank you, NG! Nothing but positive vibes...

[niyad]

5. that we shall indeed hope

[liberal renegade]

6. my thoughts exactly...

[Dinger]

19. Oh Please God, Let That Be So

Elizabeth, you just HAVE to be well, you just have to! :grouphug:


P.S. She really ought to think about running with John as his VP candidate!

[Cha]

21. Yes, that could happen

and I'm going to envision it so.

[monarch]

28. I'm with you and I'm guessing that it IS good news.

If it were bad news, they would just come right out announce it. Saying that they will make an announcement will just make sure that it gets good coverage. Smart politics!!

[spooky3]

3. I am hoping they will announce good news and

that Elizabeth will be joining John on the campaign trail again.

Our thoughts and positive DU vibes are with the Edwards family.

[Bjornsdotter]

8. I hope so

...that would be wonderful news.

Cheers

[Nite Owl]

7. Hoping for the best

Elizabeth is one of my favorite people. If she were running I wouldn't have a decision to make!

[Berry Cool]

9. I wish I could say I believed that.

However, I doubt they would be calling a press conference to announce that kind of news.

I feared this from the moment I heard he'd gone to be with her during this "callback."

It sounds very much to me like she's had a recurrence, and he's planning to announce his withdrawal as a candidate in order to help her fight again.

Don't get me wrong, I hope and pray this is incorrect. But I fear that it won't be.

on edit: Oh, and my apologies for the "negative vibes." But I don't believe my words are capable of making things any better or worse than they are. They already are what they are. What I say here won't change anything.

[robinlynne]

14. That's certainly what it looks like. hope we're wrong.

[Colobo]

18. That would be terrible

Such good, purely good, honest, loving individuals and great Americans do not deserve foul play from life...

Wishing them the best... my heart is with them at this time.

[Ishoutandscream2]

37. My thoughts exactly

Please don't make it be so, but that was exactly what I thought when I heard about tomorrow's press conference

[hlthe2b]

10. Oh, my.... Elizabeth & John, lots of healing DU love your way...

I pray we are just sensitized to potential bad news and that rather than any bad news, this is a celebratory type press conference. Love, ya! :loveya:

[BeyondGeography]

11. She represents the best this party has to offer

Here's hoping for good news tomorrow.

[Colobo]

25. They both represent the best HUMANITY has to offer... they are GOOD people

I'm very sensitive to these kind of things... good people, people with in touch with their humanity, people that give themselves to others, who serve to help and for the pleasure of serving, do NOT deserve foul play from life.

This hurts me...

[BeyondGeography]

27. Sometimes life needs a rewrite

Let's hope this isn't one of those occasions.

[Erika]

12. My niece has had her breast cancer reoccur again

But she is fine now. Good luck, Elizabeth!

[Old and In the Way]

13. Best to both...really good people.

Here's wishing the very best for the Edwards.

[iamjoy]

15. My Heart Is In My Stomach

the very thought of it being bad news.

[NCarolinawoman]

33. I feel the same way.....like my heart broke a little....

But even if there is a relapse, all can can still be alright eventually.

[IndianaGreen]

16. Edwards will drop out of the race if Elizabeth's health becomes an issue

Edwards has his priorities right, and family comes first. If he drops out, it will create a feeding frenzy by the other campaigns to grab as many of his supporters as they can.

[Colobo]

20. Sadly, I bet some in the other campaigns

Might be lickin' their lips at this chance, you know? Niccoló Machiavelli-Lee Atwater style...

[drm604]

17. This doesn't sound good.

:-(

[Lochloosa]

22. Damn...

[ElizabethDC]

23. My prayers go out to the wonderful Edwardses

I hope all is okay; they're two great people and I wish them both the best.

[jefferson_dem]

24. Oh Goodness. I'm so sorry to hear this. The Edwards family is in my prayers...

[roguevalley]

26. I pray that she is all right and this isn't more than nominal a conference.

[JI7]

29. if it was bad news i think we would already know of it

usually bad news is something that is known or leaked to media rather than formally announced. and the formal announcement is made later.

[bigdarryl]

35. Not really because only the Edwards and there doctor know. and that doctor isn't going to release ..

anything.

[JI7]

39. i'm saying i think Edwards' would have released the news to media

if it was bad news rather than wait for a press conference .

i don't know, it's just what i'm thinking and maybe hoping.

[karynnj]

45. Not really, he would want to control it to keep it accurate and in perspective

Every politician (or other famous people) has used a press conference, usually with the doctors. Things are usually not completely black or white, and they would want to explain what the status is - likely very specifically, what they plan to do and the prognosis.

[CarolNYC]

30. Oh geez...

Hopefully, everything is OK.

Thoughts, prayers, light coming your way, Elizabeth.

[ripple]

31. Let's hope for the best

that's all we can do. John and Elizabeth are both survivors. Whatever it is, they will make it through.

[neoteric lefty]

32. I wish her and John then very best.

I have the utmost respect for both of them and hope this is not the news that many of us are fearing.

They will be in my thoughts tonight.

[bigdarryl]

34. OH BOY!! i hope this isn't bad news, my oldest sister is a breast cancer surviver for 13 years.

[newsguyatl]

36. Elizabeth Edwards is an absolute gem

... I'd vote for her over ANY of the other candidates ANY day.

Wishing you well, darling. You're in my thoughts.

Hang in there, stay strong.

You're well loved by so many.

[fooj]

38. Here's more info from the WashPost...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/21/AR2007032102744.html

John Edwards to Discuss Wife's Health

By NEDRA PICKLER
The Associated Press
Wednesday, March 21, 2007; 11:35 PM

WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards accompanied his wife, Elizabeth, who has been treated for breast cancer, on a doctor's visit Wednesday. His campaign said they would hold a news conference in their hometown Thursday to discuss her health.

Campaign officials refused to answer any questions about what the Edwardses learned at the doctor's appointment or how it might affect his candidacy. Edwards had cut short a trip to Iowa Tuesday night to be with his wife Wednesday but still attended a barbecue fundraiser later in the evening in their hometown of Chapel Hill, N.C.
<snip>

[IndianaGreen]

40. Per MSNBC, Edwards' campaign is tight lipped about Elizabeth's health

The campaign refused to answer any questions about what the Edwardses learned at the doctor’s appointment or how it might affect his candidacy. Edwards had cut short a trip to Iowa Tuesday night to be with his wife Wednesday but still attended a barbecue fundraiser later in the evening in their hometown of Chapel Hill, N.C.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17730088/

[Justice]

41. I take a little comfort that he campaigned Wed night - after appointment

[troubleinwinter]

42. All best thoughts to Elizabeth, John, and family.

[Ninja Jordan]

43. Folks, Edwards is going to drop out.

And he should, if his wife's health is an issue.

[venable]

44. you don't know that.

maybe we should wait for the press conference.

If she is terribly ill, I'd wager he is out. If she is battling the kinds of complications that are too common with recovery, I'd guess she would push him strongly to continue. That is one powerful woman.

I hope for the best, prepare for the worst, and we'll all know soon.

[AlCzervik]

46. my stomach is rolling already. Sending all out the vibes i can for Mrs. Edwards.