gingerbread
Well-Known Member
I'm told by some of her friends that Leah would appreciate this, so here goes:
Leah, an ESPN producer/reporter for some 20 years, posted yesterday on her Facebook page that her time on this earth was winding down -- "Elvis might be leaving the building," she wrote, and noted she was probably down to just days or weeks.
If you don't know Leah -- and you probably crossed her path if you covered any possible sport or league over the last two decades -- she was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer soon after giving birth to her third child a little less than two years ago.
Through Facebook, she allowed us to witness her treatment and valiant fight and funny moments with the kids and read about her fears and marvel at her extreme grace, so posting her imminent death and last goodbye on Facebook made sense. As her husband said, it's kind of like breaking up with someone via text. They've maintained their humor throughout it all.
This is Leah's CaringBridge page -- http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/leahsiegeldallas page -- if you'd like to leave her messages. She's still attempting to read them, or her husband reads them for her.
Someday her kids (ages 5, 3 and nearly 2) will be able to read about how their mother was a fire-cracker when it came to getting stories (just try to say no to her, Jerry Jones), and had far more dignity and smarts than most of the athletes she covered. She rarely complained if she was treated badly -- all she wanted was to get and perfect the story.
She's barely 43. My throat is in my mouth as I type.
Leah, an ESPN producer/reporter for some 20 years, posted yesterday on her Facebook page that her time on this earth was winding down -- "Elvis might be leaving the building," she wrote, and noted she was probably down to just days or weeks.
If you don't know Leah -- and you probably crossed her path if you covered any possible sport or league over the last two decades -- she was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer soon after giving birth to her third child a little less than two years ago.
Through Facebook, she allowed us to witness her treatment and valiant fight and funny moments with the kids and read about her fears and marvel at her extreme grace, so posting her imminent death and last goodbye on Facebook made sense. As her husband said, it's kind of like breaking up with someone via text. They've maintained their humor throughout it all.
This is Leah's CaringBridge page -- http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/leahsiegeldallas page -- if you'd like to leave her messages. She's still attempting to read them, or her husband reads them for her.
Someday her kids (ages 5, 3 and nearly 2) will be able to read about how their mother was a fire-cracker when it came to getting stories (just try to say no to her, Jerry Jones), and had far more dignity and smarts than most of the athletes she covered. She rarely complained if she was treated badly -- all she wanted was to get and perfect the story.
She's barely 43. My throat is in my mouth as I type.
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