In May’s issue of WebMD magazine, Robin Roberts discusses her difficult recovery after having a bone marrow transplant. During this discussion, Robin opened up about the time she felt herself slipping away.
Within the article, Robin shared that she felt herself slipping away,
One night post-transplant I was convinced I was slipping away and then I heard a voice saying my name over and over again. There was a nurse named Jenny, pleading with me not to slip away. I don’t know what would have happened if she wasn’t there.”
Robin also explained how thankful she is for her doctors and fans.
“They didn’t forget about me, and you don’t take that for granted. There isn’t a day that someone hasn’t said, ‘I prayed for you.
I really appreciate that he [Dr. Sergio Giralt, MD, chief of the adult bone marrow transplantation service at Memorial Sloan Kettering] asked me if I would be part of a clinical trial,” she continued. :There’s a reason why, as a black woman, you’re told—which is hard to hear—that you’re less likely to get cancer but more likely to die from it.”
Roberts was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome after successfully beating breast cancer. Doctors believe the MDS was caused by the radiation and chemotherapy she underwent during her cancer treatment.
Roberts has helped bring much needed attention to both diseases. We’re happy to see her healthy again.
