Editing Judith Durham (section)

==Personal life==
On 21 November 1969, Durham married her musical director, British pianist Ron Edgeworth,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.telinco.com/seekers/Ron.htm |title=Body |publisher=Telinco.com |access-date=10 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121201042122/http://www.telinco.com/Seekers/Ron.htm |archive-date=1 December 2012}}</ref> at Scots' Church in [[Melbourne]]. Edgeworth had been with a group, the Trebletones, on the same tour. They chose not to have children.<ref name="Times Obituary"/> Durham and her husband were vegetarian; she became a vegan after 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 8, 2019 |title=Judith Durham The Seekers |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/judith-durham-on-going-vegan-her-legacy-and-why-she-wont-ever-go-back-on-tour-again/news-story/c597e8fd817c20021c3ed10b463ca25e |website=Herald Sun}}</ref>  She also avoided alcohol and caffeine.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Judith Durham obituary |language=en |work=[[The Times]] |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/article/judith-durham-obituary-0npcw7p79 |access-date=2022-08-13 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

They lived in the UK and [[Switzerland]] until the mid-1980s when they bought property in [[Nambour]], [[Queensland]]. In 1990, Durham, Edgeworth and their tour manager, Peter Summers, were involved in a car accident on the [[Calder Freeway]]. The driver of the other car died at the scene and Durham sustained a fractured wrist and leg. The response from her fans led to Durham’s considering getting back together with the other members of the Seekers for a silver jubilee show. During this reunion Edgeworth was diagnosed with [[motor neurone disease]] also known as [[ALS]]. He died from the disease on 10 December 1994 with Durham by his side.{{sfn|Simpson|2003}}

In the late 1990s, Durham was stalked by a former president of a Judith Durham fan club,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://intenet-internetblog57.blogspot.com/2012/03/vic-seekers-fan-appeals-against.html |title=Seekers fan appeals against stalking conviction |first=Stuart |last=Walsh |work=AAP General News (Australia) |date=8 December 1998 |via=internetblog57.blogspot.com |access-date=2 January 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102133753/http://intenet-internetblog57.blogspot.com/2012/03/vic-seekers-fan-appeals-against.html |url-status=live }}</ref> a woman who sent her over 40 doormats, as an admonishment for [[wikt:doormat|perceived ingratitude]], and numerous abusive faxes, one promising another doormat delivery worth over $45,000.<ref name=":1" /> The woman was subsequently prosecuted,<ref name=":1">{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46189733/the-age/ |title=Durham's stalker loses appeal |last=Cauchi |first=Stephen |date=12 September 1998 |newspaper=[[The Age]] |place=Melbourne |page=7 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=8 August 2022 |archive-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808094350/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46189733/the-age/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and later imprisoned for other serial crimes.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.examiner.com.au/story/644362/school-raider-gets-35-years/ |title=School raider gets 3.5 years |first=Melanie |last=Alcock |newspaper=[[The Examiner (Tasmania)|The Examiner]] |place=Launceston, Tasmania |date=5 October 1999 |access-date=2 January 2020 |archive-date=2 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200102133455/https://www.examiner.com.au/story/644362/school-raider-gets-35-years/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2000, Durham broke her hip and was unable to sing "The Carnival Is Over" at the closing ceremony of the [[2000 Olympic Games]] in Sydney with the Seekers. However, she sang it from a wheelchair at the [[2000 Paralympics]] shortly thereafter.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/australia-culture-blog/2014/mar/18/seekers-the-carnival-is-over-australian-anthems |title=Australian anthems: the Seekers – The Carnival is Over |first=Everett |last=True |date=18 March 2014 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |issn=0261-3077 |language=en-GB |access-date=6 August 2022 |archive-date=6 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806084605/https://www.theguardian.com/music/australia-culture-blog/2014/mar/18/seekers-the-carnival-is-over-australian-anthems |url-status=live }}</ref>

In May 2013, during the Seekers' golden jubilee tour, Durham suffered a [[Cerebral hemorrhage|stroke]] that diminished her ability to read and write both visual language and musical scores. During her convalescence, she made progress to rebuild those skills. Her singing ability was not affected by the stroke.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-03/durham-still-singing-after-brain-haemorrhage/4796554 |title=Seekers singer Judith Durham learns to read and write after brain hemorrhage |work=ABC News |location=Sydney |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Company |date=3 July 2013 |access-date=29 July 2013 |archive-date=2 February 2020 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200202224853/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-03/durham-still-singing-after-brain-haemorrhage/4796554 |url-status=live }}</ref>