Aug 18th, 2008 · Commentator 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, he began writing his daily blog, "My Cancer," on NPR.org. Through selections of past commentaries, Sievers says goodbye in his own words.
Aug 17th, 2008 · For 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.
Aug 16th, 2008 · Ted Koppel lived through some the most exhilarating and dangerous moments of his life and career with Leroy Sievers. Koppel remembers Sievers as a man larger than life.
Jul 9th, 2008 · Leroy 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.
Jun 26th, 2008 · When 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.
Jul 23rd, 2007 · Leroy Sievers has been thinking about war movies and a particular scene from Apocalypse Now. It's a scene that mirrors his journey through the world of cancer.
May 4th, 2007 · For more than a year, Leroy Sievers has been blogging and commenting on NPR about his battle against cancer. A new Discovery Channel documentary tells his story and that of the people who have responded to his blog.
Nov 21st, 2006 · Author Leroy Sievers talks about his My Cancer blog, chemotherapy, the holidays, and what he's thankful for.