'My Cancer' blogger Leroy Sievers passed away this weekend. To Ted Koppel he was a journalistic partner and close friend. Koppel talks about Sievers' battle with cancer and the community he left behind.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Leroy Sievers: A Farewell In His Own WordsCommentator Leroy Sievers died over the weekend at his home outside Washington, D.C. He was 53. As a television journalist, he covered wars in Iraq, Central America, Somalia and Kosovo. After he was diagnosed with cancer, Sievers began writing his daily blog, "My Cancer," at NPR.org. Through selections of past commentaries, Sievers says goodbye in his own words.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Leroy Sievers: A Life Lived With CourageFor 25 years, journalist Leroy Sievers covered wars. But he is better known to his NPR audience through his blog and Morning Edition commentaries about his battle with colon cancer. His fight provided inspiration for the community he built up online. On Friday, Leroy Sievers died at the age of 53.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
Leroy Sievers, Elizabeth Edwards: Life With CancerLeroy Sievers, former broadcast journalist and author of the My Cancer blog on NPR.org, talks candidly about the challenges and triumphs of battling cancer. Elizabeth Edwards, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, joins the conversation.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |
My Cancer, 2 Years LaterWhen he started his blog, Leroy Sievers thought he had six months to live. Doctors found a brain tumor and lung cancer. Today, on My Cancer's second anniversary, he's facing a prognosis just as bleak.Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache |