Edwards Glad She Can Encourage Others

[Moloch]

NEW YORK - Elizabeth Edwards said she is glad her breast cancer diagnosis is encouraging people to stop neglecting their own health, as she admits she did.

"I didn't test myself as often" and didn't get yearly mammograms, the wife of former vice presidential candidate John Edwards (news - web sites) said Wednesday on NBC's "Today." She cited the family's move to Washington when her husband was elected senator six years ago as among reasons she didn't get recommended checkups.

But she said she's "feeling all right" after starting chemotherapy, and that doctors have determined her cancer has not spread to her lymph nodes.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=718&e=4&u=/ap/20041117/ap_on_re_us/elizabeth_edwards

[Roxy66]

1. She was on the "Today Show"?...Bummer, I missed it

[Maat]

2. She's a class act ... all the way.

Blessings to her and her family.

[Miami Liberal]

5. Yes, she's a beautiful person

Here's wishing her a speedy recovery.

[RamboLiberal]

4. Today show has the video and transcript

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6509962/

Elizabeth Edwards: She looked at the mammogram and then she came in — she had a pretty grim expression on her face. “You know … this is serious. And we need to do something about this right away.”

Katie Couric: Did your heart sink?

Elizabeth Edwards: A little bit. A little bit. Yeah. Not so much for myself, but you know, I have young children. I have a husband who's in the middle of all this. What am I supposed to … of the presidential election. You know. What exactly is the right course of action here? Obviously I need to go ahead and start making arrangements. But what do I say to him?

Katie Couric: What did you say to him?

Elizabeth Edwards: I just said, “I found something in my breast last week. I thought it was going to be benign. It appears that maybe it's not,” and then he got on the phone, bless his heart, and started calling people, who do I need to see? What do I need to do? And he made the arrangements really from that point on, which was good for me because it meant I didn't have to think about it. I think it was also good for him because it gave him a way to take care of me.

Then came Election Day. While the nation anxiously awaited the results, the Edwards anticipated what lay ahead for them. They knew Elizabeth’s needle biopsy was scheduled for the following day.

[blue neen]

8. Senator Edwards is supposed to be on tomorrow's show

with Katie. Katie said he will talk about Elizabeth and also about the election for the first time.

[JI7]

3. i'm glad she is helping others

to make sure to get themselves checked for this.

i was so happy to hear the cancer had not spread last week.

[wicket]

6. God Bless You Elizabeth

We're all pulling for you!!! :hug:

[Spazito]

7. Elizabeth is a lady with class!

My thoughts are with her in her fight.

[BeyondGeography]

9. She's a great human being

Never thinks of herself first. There's clearly an enormous amount of love in her heart.

Like everyone else, I'm hoping for her to recover and live to a ripe old age, so she and her kids can enjoy each other as long as possible.

[goclark]

10. Elizabeth we love you so much! nt

[Cha]

11. Thank you for being you, Elizabeth!

Bless you in your "latest hurdle" and I hope you come back stronger to have a big say in our Country's direction that we need to take ..no matter that bush stole the election again!

[spooky3]

12. NBC 7 PM EST Sunday is supposed to show a long interview with EE

I think Katie Couric did the interview.