Robin Roberts shares updates about Amber Laign's breast cancer: 'Prognosis is still very good'
Following her partner Amber Laign's breast cancer diagnosis last year, Robin Roberts provided a difficult update on her partner's health this week. 'The Good Morning America' star, a breast cancer survivor herself, spoke out about the psychological problems she endures as Amber's primary caretaker, as well as her emotions of 'helplessness'
She told in an interview with Extra TV, "When you're the patient, you know what you're doing. You have your treatment, your doctors, you have people watching over you helping you. When you're on the other end as a caregiver, you feel helpless and that has been difficult. I don't like the feeling of helplessness. Even though I can help her navigate what it's like to be a cancer patient… Some things that didn't happen to me happened to her, which has delayed her treatment."
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Robin continued, praising her 17-year companion saying, "Amber is a light. Any time that light is dimmed, it just breaks my heart because that's not who she is. But she is amazing. She's got her spirits up again and we know we're going to tackle it. We can handle it. Together we will. She encourages me now as much as she did before when she was the caregiver." "She’s had some complications with the chemotherapy. They’re working it out. We’re gonna figure it out. The prognosis is still very good. I’m just thankful that her spirits have been lifted. Recently it was a little tough there when -- because she just wanted to get through it and to have this wrench thrown in our way -- but I was able to tell her, as most people [who] have gone through cancer, this happens,” the GMA star remarked.
Previously, Amber's health problems were revealed by Robin in February, when she said that she had been diagnosed with cancer last year but was now ready for the news to be made public. She explained in an Instagram video, "At the end of last year, Amber was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had surgery last month and this morning will begin chemotherapy." "Thankfully, the prognosis is good, and we are so thankful to our family and close friends who have known this and kept it private until Amber was ready to share it with others,” she remarked. The 61-year-old also referred to her own cancer battle in a video posted on Twitter adding, "She and I have been together almost 17 years and have helped each other through our challenges, like my journey with cancer, it's my turn now to be there for her as she was for me."
Good morning…a very personal message on this #ThankfulThursday 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/tnUI6pGGSY
— Robin Roberts (@RobinRoberts) February 24, 2022