right here right now in the cnn newsroom. >> how about we start with this, everyone? she inspired everyone with her strength and courage. people are reflecting on the life and legacy of elizabeth edwards. she talked publicly about the private tragedies that shaped her life, like the death of her son wade in a car accident when he was just 16. >> when wade died, it was terrible burden, but it also reminded you both of the fact that you needed to grab hold of each day. you couldn't just take each day for granted. had you make each day matter and make each interchange with people you cared about live. let's go to chapel hill, north carolina, where edwards died after a six-year battle with cancer. you have been talking with friends of the family. what are they saying about that