Elizabeth Edwards was many things: an accomplished lawyer, a mother who had lost her oldest son, and a political wife. But it wasn't until she announced that she had been diagnosed with cancer that she became a public figure in her own right.

Elizabeth Edwards has had her share challenges—from losing a child to being diagnosed with cancer, from campaigning with her husband John Edwards in his run for vice president and president to discovering his infidelity. She discusses how to best cope with life’s difficulties in her book Resilience: Reflections on ...

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Elizabeth Edwards lost her son Wade when he was 16. She is living with terminal cancer. She has been through two presidential campaigns. Now she is, very publicly, coming to terms with her husband’s infidelity. What it takes to get through these tough times is the subject of her new book: Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Facing Life's Adversities. Elizabeth Edwards joins The Takeaway to discuss the message of her book and her decision to write it.

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