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07470 July 31, 2007
Robin Roberts reveals she has breast cancer
'Good Morning America' host and Presbyterian seeks prayers
by Jerry Van Marter
Presbyterian News Service
LOUISVILLE - Noted Presbyterian and "Good Morning America" anchor Robin Roberts has announced that she has breast cancer.
Writing on the ABC Television Web site today (July 31), Roberts said she detected a lump during a self-exam and doctors confirmed the cancer diagnosis "a few weeks ago."
Roberts, the daughter of Lucimarian and the late Lawrence Roberts - longtime Presbyterian activists - was featured speaker at the 2002 General Assembly Breakfast in Columbus, OH.
Roberts said she will undergo surgery and then follow-up treatment soon. "Please know that your thoughts and prayers very much sustain me as they always have each and every morning when I sit in the chair next to Diane (Sawyer) and say 'Good Morning America.' You have always been there for me ... and I love you back."
Roberts also urged everyone to pay attention to their health. "I can't stress enough how important it is to get screened and checked for all cancers - and to do self breast exams," Roberts wrote.
"I am so blessed that I found this in the early stages and the prognosis is so promising that my doctor expects me to be flying planes and hanging on to submarines in the middle of the Atlantic and scaling the Mayan Pyramids in no time in the mornings to come," she added.
Lucimarian and Lawrence Roberts served the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) at all levels. Lawrence Roberts served six years on the General Assembly Council, including a year as vice-chair. Lucimarian Roberts served on the National Committee on the Self-Development of People and until recently was co-chair of the National Steering Committee for the Mission Initiative: Joining Hearts and Hands.
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