Elizabeth Edwards Has Cancer Recurrence

I caught the story late last night that the Edwards campaign had an announcement and that it probably concerned Elizabeth Edwards. Here's the story from ABC News:

Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., announced today that his wife's cancer has returned, but that his presidential campaign will go on.

Standing together at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where they were married nearly 30 years ago, Edwards stood with his wife Elizabeth Edwards and announced at a news conference, "Her cancer is back."

"It's largely confined in bone, which is a good thing," he said.

Edwards said his wife's cancer isn't curable, though it could be managed with treatment. However, Edwards said "the campaign goes on, the campaign goes on strongly."

Let's hope Elizabeth Edwards' treatment goes well and that's she back in the thick of things. My wife and I wish her well. And our hearts go out to her and her family.

I suppose it's wise that the media and the Edwards campaign haven't said much about the relationship between John and Elizabeth but there's a love story here. Some unkind comments were made in 2004 about John and Elizabeth by Republican operatives; those operatives were unwilling to acknowledge a strong marriage and bond between the two. Not all men stand by their women when they're diagnosed with cancer (Newt Gingrich comes to mind) but John did. I've been watching Elizabeth Edwards because she truly is a strong part of the team. She wants John Edwards to go all the way, not because of ambition but because she believes in him. And she stands by John. There's a lot of strength and courage in those two.

Like I said, there's a love story here.