Elizabeth Edwards Receives Warm Welcome in Cleveland

From Akron Beacon Journal:

Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards, was in Cleveland today for her first solo appearance since the couple announced that she has Stage 4 breast cancer.

Her courage was rewarded with two standing ovations at a Cleveland City Club luncheon.

Edwards -- whose cancer initially was diagnosed at the end of the 2004 presidential campaign -- learned that the cancer has moved to her bones.

Even so, her message is one of pushing forward, including continuing to campaign on her husband's behalf [...]

She said her greatest hope is that the thousands of people who sent her emails and letters of support will redirect their kindness and concern to families in their own communities who are receiving the same unsettling news.

Watch the full speech at WKYC.COM