Edwards discusses impact of losing his son

[itsrobert]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/2003-11-19-edwards-son_x.htm

John Edwards and son Wade, 15, at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in summer of 1995.

By Jill Lawrence, USA TODAY
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Sen. John Edwards has been defined by two experiences. He talks about one all the time: growing up the son of a mill worker in a small textile town in North Carolina. The other, the death of his 16-year-old son in a car accident seven years ago, he never mentions.

But the tragedy is a central element in Four Trials, Edwards' new book about four poignant, important cases from his 20-year legal career. As he runs for the Democratic presidential nomination, the book is a window on the inner Edwards, a memorial to his late son and a political document that reinforces his image as a fighter for the underdog.


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[Blaze Diem]

1. Unlike George Bush, whose dad just bailed him out of his many

trials as he's moved troughout his life.

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John Edwards understands the human spirit from a truely compassionate approach.

[Bucky]

2. I can only imagine how his daughter's recent accident might've dredged up that trauma

[Faygo Kid]

3. I know this is an old article (2003), but the pain must be just as vivid - and always will be.

I simply can't imagine the pain of being a parent losing their child (I have one daughter, 31). I know that's why John and Elizabeth's two youngest are here, and it's a part of what motivates them to make a better world.

No further comment from me on this one.