UPDATE: Elizabeth Edwards has died at the age of 61. She was surrounded by family and friends, including her estranged husband John Edwards. I am saddned for her children, but I think they may agree with me, sadly, wehn I say that it was probably time. She had been battling cancer for 6 years and the added stress of her marriage did not help. She will be missed by a lot of people for sure.
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Elizabeth Edwards... Well basically she is telling us goodbye. She received news that her cancer has returned and it has spread to her liver. She has been battling breast cancer since 2004 and for a while it looked like she beat it. Her doctors told her that further treatment would be unproductive, so she has stopped and it seems as if it is only a matter of time before she will be gone. She wrote this on her Facebook page, "You all know that I have been sustained throughout my life by three saving graces -- my family, my friends, and a faith in the power of resilience and hope. These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined... It isn't possible to put into words the love and gratitude I feel to everyone who has and continues to support and inspire me every day. To you I simply say: you know." As you 
know her husband, John Edward, had an affair and fathered a child with another woman while running for President in 2008. They have been separated for a while now, but even he is by her side while she goes through this difficult time. I am sure I am not alone in wishing that this did not have to end this way for her, but in the end it may be best. Her family will miss her greatly and so will the people she touched across the nation. I am giving this news 2 Digits Down.
By now I am sure you have heard that Catherine Zeta-Jones was treated for bipolar disorder. The Oscar winning actress spent 5 days at an undisclosed facility receiving treatment. Her publicist released this statement, "After dealing with the stress of the past year, Catherine made the decision to check in to a mental health facility for a brief stay to treat her Bipolar II Disorder. "She's feeling great and looking forward to starting work this week on her two upcoming films." She has had to deal with the stress of her husband's, Michael Douglas, cancer treatments over the last year while racing 2 young children and having Michael's ex-wife take him to court over possibly getting half of the profits from the "Wall Street" sequel. Though Michael is doing better she clearly suffered a great deal. When I first heard this news though I wondered which Catherine decided to check herself into treatment, the high or the low Catherine. Then I wondered... Only five days? This is an "illness", this takes more than five days. So Unless she was going through menopause or they gave her a lot of medication I am not sure how she is truly doing. Either way though I hope she recovers well and I am sure we will see her on many morning news shows or talk shows in the near future, around the time her movie(s) come out, talking ab
out her time in treatment. I am giving her a Digit Up for not being afraid of letting us know about her own personal ordeal.
