Robin Roberts (2)
Autor/a de Everybody's Got Something
Per altres autors anomenats Robin Roberts, vegeu la pàgina de desambiguació.
Sobre l'autor
Robin René Roberts was born on November 23, 1960. She received a degree in communications from Southeastern Louisiana University in 1983. She is a television broadcaster and anchor of ABC's morning show Good Morning America. In 2007, she was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. In 2012, mostra'n més she was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, a disease of the bone marrow. ESPN awarded its Arthur Ashe Courage Award to Roberts at the 2013 ESPYs. She has written several nonfiction works including Basketball the Right Way, From the Heart: Seven Rules to Live By, and Everybody's Got Something. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Crèdit de la imatge: By The Heart Truth (Robin_Roberts_at_Heart_Truth_2010.jpg) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Obres de Robin Roberts
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- Altres noms
- ROBERTS, Robin
- Gènere
- female
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- Obres
- 9
- També de
- 1
- Membres
- 324
- Popularitat
- #73,085
- Valoració
- 3.8
- Ressenyes
- 14
- ISBN
- 69
- Preferit
- 1
Robin was at the 2012 Academy Awards where she hosted "Oscars Red Carpet Live, a pre Oscar show. she realized something was wrong, she simply did not feel well. After surviving breast cancer, Robin thought her body was through with cancer.
Sadly, tests showed she had a severe cancerous effect as a result of chemicals used during her fight with breast cancer. She now was in need of a marrow transplant. Needing a donor who would be willing to have healthy cells harvested and planted inside of Robin, after her cells had to be removed to make ready for the healthy ones.
The book primarily talks about her journey, and her faith, and the friends and family who got her through this gruesome procedure. Fortunately, her sister was a match and readily became the donor.
Robin's journey included the fact that her beloved mother died while Robin was getting prepared for the procedure.
This is a story of love, hope and spirit that shone through the very difficult illness.… (més)