July 14th, 2009 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: ER, Maura Tierney, Parenthood

ER star Maura Tierney has revealed that she is preparing to undergo surgery to have a breast tumour removed.
Tierney is due to star in a new TV show ‘Parenthood’ and production has been halted to allow her time to convalesce.
“I have discovered a tumour in my breast which requires surgery,” Tierney said in a statement.
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January 23rd, 2009 by Lynn Rowlands-Connolly. Tags: ER, Maura Tierney, The Book of Abby

Oh what a downer… Abby left ER last night but at least we got to see Luca, if only for a few seconds.
I was all weepy after last night’s episode in which Abby finally said goodbye to County General after a decade of doing her superwoman best to save lives and be the all round good egg she is/was.
It was a great send off for her even if it was on the down-low; normally, ER farewells involve a fair amount of retrospectives and soppy melancholic “See ya” moments but this was a clean cut. Only a small crew gathered by a waiting ambulance to wave Abby off to the distant shores of Boston where she and Luca – oh god he’s fit – are to start a new life… Read more & comment »