Well first of all thoughts and prayers to Mrs. Edwards and the Edwards family for the hopeful safe treatment of the cancer that has returned and moved from her breast into the rib bones. It sure sounds like it is treatable but will never actually go away. I can't imagine the difficulty she must face in having to continue to battle cancer.
I was surprised to hear that the Edwards campaign continues, especially considering that he has stated in the past that he would leave the race if his wife's cancer returned. I will have to wait and see what some of the medical diagnosis says about the cancer...perhaps it is not so bad that it will debiliate her. He continues on and perhaps gains some compassion and understanding for the public announcement...however, the political cynic in me starts to wonder. If her cancer is so manageable that she and he are able to continue travelling, why announce it to the world? Why not keep that private, manage the treatments, and respond later is the cancer progresses?
Maybe things will change as they learn more about the cancer and if it has spread further and he wanted to address the issue before it leaked out in the press, at any rate, more power to them and I will keep them in my thoughts. I like Edwards quite a bit so I was worried at his possible departure.
Thoughts?
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I was very surprised at several points. I was expecting the cancer to have been back...but I didn't expect it to be essentially a permanent condition.
I was shocked when they started, essentially, campaigning in this press conference. That surprised me a lot.
I'm glad he's staying in the campaign. Politically, I think he does get more compassion from people, which will help him. But I think more importantly, he'll get more compassion from the media and press that have been ignoring him. Look for him to vault into the Top Three (I know he's third...I think the media story line will now change from "Hillary and Obama" to Edwards constantly being included. This is a great "story" - and I expect the media to eat it up.
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