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A source close to Elizabeth Edwards’ family tells CBS news “she is dying.”
Elizabeth Edwards’ doctors say her long battle with cancer is coming to an end and she may have only weeks to live.
Doctors have told the wife of former Presidential candidate John Edwards that treatment would no longer affect the outcome. Doctors say she is not in any pain and is saying her final farewells to loved ones.
Edwards is now at home, resting with her family, including her estranged husband John, after being told by doctors that further treatment of her cancer would be unproductive.
Edwards, 61, posted a message on Facebook signaling her six-year battle against cancer may be ending.
Edwards wrote, “The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered…the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious.”
Sources say Edwards is receiving hospice care at home, meaning the focus is on keeping her pain-free rather than saving her life.
It was during her husband’s second presidential bid in 2006, that doctors told her the cancer had spread to her bones, and could not be cured.
In 2008, her husband admitted he cheated on her and fathered a child outside of their marriage. “She understands what I understand, which is that I am imperfect,” he said in a statement. “I made a very serious mistake.”
Update:
WRAL reports that Elizabeth Edwards has died after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 61.
