Elizabeth Edwards wife of former vice presidential candidate John Edwards Death

Elizabeth Anania Edwards (born Mary Elizabeth Anania) (July 3, 1949 – December 7, 2010) was an attorney and a best-selling author. At the time of her death, she was separated from her husband John Edwards, the former U.S. Senator from North Carolina who was the 2004 United States Democratic vice-presidential nominee.

On December 6, 2010, Edwards' family announced that she would stop cancer treatment after her doctors advised her that further treatment would be unproductive, the cancer having metastasized to her liver. She had been advised she had several weeks to live. Her family members, including her estranged husband John, were with her.

Edwards died of metastatic breast cancer on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at home in Chapel Hill, surrounded by friends and family.

Born	Mary Elizabeth Anania July 3, 1949(1949-07-03) Jacksonville, Florida
Died	December 7, 2010(2010-12-07) (aged 61) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Occupation	attorney
Spouse	John Edwards (1977–2010)[1] (her death)
Children	Wade (1979–1996) Cate (born 1982) Emma Claire (born 1998) Jack (born 2000)

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