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Following Bone Marrow Transplant Revelation, Robin Roberts Says ‘Be a Donor’

Robin Roberts is turning her own scare with a rare bone marrow disorder, into a call for organ donation. This morning on “Good Morning America” Roberts announced that beginning today, she will begin pre-treatments that will result in a bone marrow transplant later this year. She has MDS, likely contracted as she battled breast cancer five years ago. The donor is her sister, WWL TV anchor Sally-Ann Roberts, pictured with Diane Sawyer and the “GMA” team this morning.
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'GMA's' Robin Roberts has Myelodysplastic Syndrome, will undergo bone marrow transplant

Pop Culture / Celebrity : The Dish Rag (11 months ago)

"Good Morning America" co-host Robin Roberts revealed Monday (June 11) that she has been diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), a rare blood disorder that affects bone marrow. It usually appears on its own, but in Robin's ca... Read Post

GMA's Robin Roberts Reveals Rare Bone Marrow Disorder [Robin Roberts]

Pop Culture / Celebrity : Jezebel (11 months ago)

ABC news anchor — and overall classy broad — Robin Roberts took a moment out of today's Good Morning America to announce that she will soon begin treatment for M.D.S. (or myelodysplastic syndromes) a rare and serious blood disorder ... Read Post

Robin Roberts Writing Book About Her Struggle With Bone Marrow Disease

Pop Culture / Celebrity : Cinema Blend: Celebrity (12 hours ago)

Good Morning America host Robin Roberts has been pretty open about her battle with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a rare bone marrow disease that she was diagnosed with in June of 2012. Her sister eventually donated blood marrow fo... Read Post


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