Editing John Edward (section)

==Biography==
Edward (born in [[Glen Cove, New York]]) is the only son of an Irish-American police officer and an Italian-American working mother.<ref name="After Life">{{cite book |last=Edward |first=John |title=After Life |year=2003 |publisher=[[Hay House|Princess Books]] |isbn=1-932128-12-3 |url=https://archive.org/details/practicalpraying00edwa }}</ref> He was raised [[Roman Catholic]] and although he later stopped practicing, he stated that he has never stopped feeling connected to God and his Catholic roots.<ref name="OneLast">{{cite book |last=Edward |first=John |year=1998 |title=One Last Time |publisher=[[Berkley Books|Berkley Trade]] |isbn=0-425-16908-1 |url=https://archive.org/details/onelasttimepsych00edwa_0 }}</ref> Edward was quoted saying, "This is something that is driven by a belief in God. It's the energy from that force that I think allows us to create ''this'' energy."<ref>{{cite book |last=Edward |first=John |year=2001 |title=Crossing Over |publisher=Jodere Group |isbn=1-58872-002-0 |page=[https://archive.org/details/crossingoversto000edwa/page/21 21] |url=https://archive.org/details/crossingoversto000edwa/page/21 }}</ref>

According to Edward, when he was 15 and "a huge doubter" (in psychic abilities), he was [[Psychic reading|read]] by a New Jersey woman who convinced him that he could become a medium.<ref name="King 1998">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030220161519/http://www.nytix.com/TVShows/NewYork/JohnEdward/transcripts/ |archive-date=February 20, 2003|title=John Edward: An Alleged Psychic Who Claims to Communicate With the Dead|url=http://www.nytix.com/TVShows/NewYork/JohnEdward/transcripts/  |series=[[Larry King Live]] |work=[[CNN]] |date=June 19, 1998|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="OneLast2">{{cite book|last=Edward|first=John|url=https://archive.org/details/onelasttimepsych00edwa_0|title=One Last Time|publisher=[[Berkley Books|Berkley Trade]]|year=1998|isbn=0-425-16908-1}}</ref>
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"She told me things that there is no way she could have known. And the first part of the reading was that this was the path that I was supposed to be on and that I was supposed to be a teacher and help people and – I thought she was nuts."<ref name="King 1998" />
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Later, Edward worked as a [[phlebotomist]] while pursuing a degree in health care administration at [[Long Island University]].<ref name="King 2003">{{cite episode |url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0310/02/lkl.00.html |title=Interview With John Edward |series=[[Larry King Live]] |network=[[CNN]] |airdate=October 2, 2003 }}</ref> He met his wife, Sandra McGee, when he was a student in a dance studio, and he became a ballroom dancing instructor.<ref name="King 1998" /> He and his wife have a son and a daughter; their second child, [[Olivia Edward|Olivia]], is an actress.