Cate Edwards Talks Upcoming Wedding; Bittersweet Time Without Her Mom
Posted on Sep 24, 2011 @ 11:12AM
Cate Edwards' upcoming wedding day is gearing up to be a bittersweet time.
The daughter of former presidential candidate, John Edwards, is getting ready to walk down the aisle with fiancé Trevor Upham and although it will, without a doubt, be one of the happiest days of her life, one person will be sadly missing from the celebrations -- Cate's mom Elizabeth.
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Elizabeth, died in December 2010, age 61, after a long battle with cancer, but although she is gone she is not forgotten.
"We got engaged shortly before she passed away, and we got a chance to really talk about what the wedding would be like," Cate, 29, told NBC news.
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"[My mom] was so happy because she loves my fiancé and knew that I was on this path that she was happy with and comfortable with. We talked a lot about the wedding and little details, and I'll obviously be thinking about her a lot that day."
Cate has created the Elizabeth Edwards Foundation, in honor of her mom. The organization will support high school students who have limited resources but "great potential."
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"Her outlook was 'Nothing is impossible,' " Cate said. "She never gave up hope even in her last week of life; she never gave up hope that a cure could be out there and that she could beat this.
"Big choices that I make … little choices that I make, sort of everything I do, I hear her voice, the same way I did when she was alive."
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May 02, 2012 @ 18:30
Why wont anyone ever tell the truth?Obama-Care killed Elizabeth Edwards,So sick of these Dems with loose morals trying to push their Homosexual agenda on us..Perry/Palin 2012 Time to take America Back.
Posted Sun, 09/25/2011 - 12:00pm
I lost my mom to cancer one year and 3 months before I got married and even though I disagreed with so much of her parenting, I will always love her and miss her...there will always be a hole in my heart for her. Cate, she is watching over you.
Posted Sun, 09/25/2011 - 6:56am
Keep in mind when your dad is walking you down asile he is really thinking about screwing your bridesmaids. I
Posted Sat, 09/24/2011 - 11:34pm
Can we take a moment here to remind everyone that Elizabeth Edwards was every bit the scheming ,lying PHONY that John Edwards is? She was not a victim.
Posted Sat, 09/24/2011 - 6:34pm
you make a valid point. once she found out she was just fine with living the lie to get him into the white house. i just wouldn't want him to walk me down the aisle.
Posted Sat, 09/24/2011 - 9:30pm
if i were cate i'd walk down the aisle alone.
Posted Sat, 09/24/2011 - 4:57pm
You learn to live without a mother but you always wish it were back...moms just make everything right...I wish her all the happiness in the world.
Posted Sat, 09/24/2011 - 4:13pm
I wish you a long and happy life, Cate. I understand how hard it is to lose a parent. Your mom will be smiling down on you on your special day. God bless.
Posted Sat, 09/24/2011 - 2:46pm