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Edwards Opens Up About Wife’s Cancer

In this video, former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) speaks to the Service Employees International Union about his decision to continue campaigning after his wife was diagnosed with cancer.

“This is the cause of my life,” Edwards said. “Standing up for the men and women that you fight for everyday is what my life is about. And we’re going to devote every minute of our lives is that cause.”