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her family and friends in these final hours and finally passed this morning. her family put out this statement that i'll read to you that says elizabeth, anania edwards, mother, author, advocate died today at her home in chapel hill. we have lost the comfort of elizabeth's presence, but she remains the heart of this family. we love her and will never know anybody more inspiring or full of life. we want to express our gratitude to the thousands of kindred spirits that moved her and touched her along the way. your support and prayers touched our entire family. she is survived by her 28-year-old sister and two children. emma claire who is 12 years old and jack who is 10 years old. the edwards' lost their son wade at 16 years old who died in a car crash. edwards family said it was their son's death wade that propelled john edwards into politics when
important to you. and you press forward with that. >> reporter: four years later, another blow. just as her husband returned to the campaign trail for another run at the presidency -- >> the bottom line is her cancer is back. >> is this a hardship for us? yes. it's yet another hurdle. >> reporter: she would encourage her husband to continue his presidential run. which would soon be rocked by political scandal. the crushing admission by her husband of an affair. a child with another woman. in the face of all of that, she remained devoted to her family. elizabeth edwards, gracious and resilient to the very end. according to friends elizabeth edwards did not want her life to be summed up as having lost a battle to cancer, but celebrated for the life she led for 61 years. ron claiborne, abc news, chapel hill, north carolina. >> you know, you heard ron mention her son wade there in the story. it was interesting to hear her say there was something of solace for her in the sense that knowing when she finally does pass she'll finally be reunited
the book is the first several years i worked for him, the first two years was immediately after their son wade had passed. john edwards was a good man. i want to tell youç, i truly loved him and his family. we got to be close. we vacationed together. we went to final four together. you name it. we were close. somewhere along the lines of when -- after kerry lost, you know, he was no longer serving in the senate. for two or three years he traveled the world, visiting with billionaires in russia, going to anyone with tony blair. everybody treated him like he was the future president waiting. obama and clinton at that point for those years were not seen as viable threats. >> yeah. how long did you work for him when he thought you were loyal to him but you weren't? how long did you convince him use were a loyalist but had given up on him morally? >> i would like to say i was loyal to him -- >> no. how long did you stay with him
hard worker. within nine years he was three times the viable vp pick, two times a viable presidential pick. >> you are building him up again. >> the truth of what i write in the book is the first several years i worked for him, the first two years was immediately after their son wade had passed. john edwards was a good man. i truly loved him and his family. we got to be close. we vacationed together. we went to final four together. you name it. we were close. somewhere along the lines of when -- after kerry lost, you know, he was no longer serving in the senate. for two or three years he traveled the world, visiting with billionaires in russia, going to anyone with tony blair. everybody treated him like he was the future president waiting. obama and clinton at that point for those years were not seen as viable threats. >> yeah. how long did you work for him
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