Elizabeth Edwards

Today’s advent window opens on Elizabeth Edwards. She wrote on her Facebook page this past Monday that “The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that. But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious. And for that I am grateful.”


She went through the death of a child, cancer and the infidelity of a husband – and that would be trying to any human being but she went through it all in the public eye and with a great deal of grace given the situation. Although there was a great deal of sympathy for her, I never saw her as a victim. She never presented herself that way. She was candid and open but not a victim. Thank you Elizabeth Edwards for your example of resilience. May I learn from and assume that in your stead to carry that on for myself and others fighting this disease.