Politics | Elizabeth Edwards Elizabeth Edwards' Docs Halt Treatment, Give Weeks to Live Cancer has spread to liver; she's home with family, friends By Polly Davis Doig Posted Dec 6, 2010 4:59 PM CST Copied Elizabeth Edwards, wife of former Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., during an interview at The 2008 New Yorker Festival, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/The New Yorker Festival, Bill Davila) Elizabeth Edwards' cancer has spread to her liver, leading doctors to advise her that further treatment would be "unproductive," and give her a prognosis of weeks, or perhaps days, to live. "She is resting at home with family and friends," the Edwards family said in a statement to People. Edwards, who was hospitalized last week after feeling ill over Thanksgiving, posted an apparent goodbye on her personal Facebook page, notes CBS: "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," she wrote. "These graces have carried me through difficult times and they have brought more joy to the good times than I ever could have imagined. The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered. We know that." Read These Next Khamenei didn't expect strike, especially in daylight. An undersea cable that changed our world is coming up. Baby born deep in Amazon rainforest is 'a source of hope.' Woman, 64, is in hot water over her singing of a national anthem. Report an error