GMA host Robin Roberts chokes back tears as she discusses scary health battle in emotional video
GOOD Morning America has unearthed an old clip of Robin Roberts choking back tears as she discussed her breast cancer battle.
Robin celebrated her 62nd birthday on Wednesday, and to mark the special occasion, the official GMA Twitter account shared a video of some of her memorable moments.
The minute-long clip was a montage of Robin throughout her career, including a clip of when she was a sportscaster on ESPN, and also an interview with Jimmy Kimmel.
At one point, the TV broadcaster was shown discussing the time she walked the runway during the Isaac Mizrahi Fall 2008 fashion show as part of GMA's I Dare You series in February 2008 in New York City.
Robin had lost her hair after undergoing chemotherapy, and it was the first time that she had appeared on television without her wig.
The TV anchor looked radiant in a floor-length red sparkly dress and matching red lipstick as she clutched a bouquet of white roses and stood beside designer Isaac Mizrahi.
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Speaking about the iconic moment, Robin held back tears as she explained: "When I decided to make my message in hopes of helping others, I had no idea that I would be the one that was helped tremendously in return."
After walking the runway in 2008, Robin told People magazine: “When I first heard about their dare I was like, ‘No way,' because I have felt anything but beautiful going through this battle with cancer.
"And then I thought, ‘Heck yeah!’ What better way to get my mojo back? It really helped because I’m in the window between after chemo and [starting] radiation on Monday. So I wanted one last little hoorah."
Designer Isaac told the publication: "I think she should consider quitting her job and being a model. She’s tall, she really has a beautiful body and she’s really pretty. She has a very commanding presence about her."
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But giving her own opinion on her catwalk debut, Robin joked: "I was thinking, ‘Please do not fall,' a la Carrie Bradshaw from Sex and the City. Do not be runway roadkill!"
Robin was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer in 2007.
HEALTH STRUGGLES
She underwent surgery on August 3 that year, and by January 2008 had completed eight chemotherapy treatments.
A few years later in 2012, she was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a disease of the bone marrow.
Be the Match Registry, a nonprofit organization run by the National Marrow Donor Program, experienced an 1,800 percent spike in donors the day Robin went public with her illness.
She took a break from Good Morning America to get a bone marrow transplant and went home in October 2012. She returned to GMA on February 20, 2013.
In September of this year, Robin fought back tears as she celebrated 10 years since her life-saving bone marrow transplant.
The beloved GMA host praised her sister, Sally-Ann, for giving her the "precious gift" of stem cells and spread awareness for others to become a donor.
"10 years ago…I was waking up in the hospital after receiving a life-saving bone marrow transplant from my loving sister, Sally-Ann," Roberts tweeted.
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"Now, more people than ever can be helped by that procedure and there are new and innovative ways to do them. Coming up on @GMA.
"To commemorate the stretch of time between my transplant and when I returned to the anchor desk…we’re going to share other inspiring stories and show how you can potentially save a life, too."
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