Elizabeth Edwards,  a woman who had to face publically that her husband had cheated on her and fathered a child with another woman, has lost her battle with breast cancer.
NBC has just reported that Ms. Edwards died today surrounded by those whom she loved--her children, her sister, close friends.  Her estranged husband, John, was also there.  She was 61 years old.
I share an affinity with her because I too have battled breast cancer.  There but for the grace of God go I.  I also know the public humiliation of betrayal, albeit on a much smaller scale than was hers.
Nonetheless, any time one has to face friends and family who know of the betrayal, it is very, very difficult and it demeans one's spirit and sense of who one is.
As Tim (Red Wolf) said in referring to Ms. Edwards, "life isn't fair" and "what goes around comes around" doesn't really always apply, even though it should.
But there are lessons to be learned, not the least of which is that pride cometh before the fall.   That certainly applies to John and may, in its own way, also apply to Elizabeth. 
It is how we handle ourselves when the facade has been stripped away.  It seems to me that Elizabeth Edwards found a way to remain positive rather than negative in spite of all the adversity thrust upon her.  And for that I admire her.