Robin Roberts Announces She Has Blood Disorder, Needs Bone Marrow Transplant

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On Monday’s episode of ‘Good Morning America’ , Robin Roberts announced that she will undergo a bone marrow transplant to combat M.D.S., a rare blood disorder.

Prior to the show Roberts tweeted to her followers that she’d be sharing “something important” on this morning’s episode.

Roberts said that substitute anchors will fill in for her while she’s away. Discussing the impact that this disease is having on her personally, Roberts said “You crave normalcy” and “You don’t want to tell anybody because you don’t want to be treated differently.”

Robin Roberts was treated for breast cancer in 2007 and 2008.