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Attorneys in the United States

Elizabeth Edwards was an American attorney and political activist, recognized for her advocacy in health care reform and women's rights. She was the wife of former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate John Edwards and used her platform to advocate for various social issues.

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“Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it's less good than the one you had before. You can fight it, you can do nothing but scream about what you've lost, or you can accept that and try to put together something that's good.”

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Author:Elizabeth Edwards

“If you know someone who has lost a child, and you're afraid to mention them because you think you might make them sad by reminding them that they died-you're not reminding them. They didn't forget they died. What you're reminding them of is that you remembered that they lived, and that is a great gift.”

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Author:Elizabeth Edwards

“If I had lost a leg, I would tell them, instead of a boy, no one would ever ask me if I was 'over it'. They would ask me how I was doing learning to walk without my leg. I was learning to walk and to breathe and to live without Wade. And what I was learning is that it was never going to be the life I had before.”

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Book:Resilience: The New Afterword

Source: Resilience: The New Afterword

“My heart goes out to the grieving parents who lost their two-year-old or their newborn.”

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Author:Elizabeth Edwards

About the Author

Born: July 3, 1949
Died: December 7, 2010
Known for: Attorneys in the United States
Quotes: 110

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