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Saving graces is about elizabeth edwards emotional struggle with the impact of her son wades death and the discovery of the reoccurance of cancer. Dec 07, 2010 elizabeth edwards writes emotional goodbye edwards, who was estranged from her husband and onetime presidential hopeful john edwards, was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004. To whom do you turn when you need both compassion and wisdom. Senator from north carolina who was the 2004 united states democratic vicepresidential nominee edwards lived a private life until her husbands rise as senator and ultimately unsuccessful vice.
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