UPDATE: Elizabeth Edwards has died.

News broke yesterday evening that Elizabeth Edwards has been advised that it would be “unproductive” to continue her cancer treatment. She wrote in a statement on her Facebook page (as she’s always been super social media savvy):

“The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered […] We know that. And yes, there are certainly times when we aren’t able to muster as much strength and patience as we would like. It’s called being human. But I have found that in the simple act of living with hope, and in the daily effort to have a positive impact in the world, the days I do have are made all ...