Robin Roberts Fights Back Tears Sharing Rare Update On Girlfriend Amber Laign's Cancer Battle

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Robin Roberts is getting candid about her partner Amber Laign’s breast cancer battle. While appearing on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Monday, the Good Morning America anchor got choked up discussing her girlfriend’s health battle and what it has been like for her to become the caregiver after having cancer twice in her past.

After host Ellen DeGeneres expressed her love for the couple amid the scary health challenge, Robin said through tears: It really is! Related: Robin Roberts Didn’t Want To Interview Jussie Smollett Due To The ‘Red Flags’ Addressing her history with cancer — the morning show host beat breast cancer in 2007 and a rare blood and bone marrow disease called myelodysplastic syndrome in 2012 — the 61-year-old continued: Interestingly, because the couple of 17 years has gone through this emotional journey before, they each have an understanding of the other person’s role in this situation.

On what it’s been like to switch positions, Roberts noted: She also insisted that “the message here” is to always see doctors for routine checkups, something Amber (like many) hadn’t done during the pandemic.

To hear more about how the couple is doing while navigating this unexpected health crisis, watch her interview (below). The love is so palpable… Related: Tom Parker’s Beautiful Final Moments With Family & The Wanted Bandmates This update comes just days after the broadcaster told Entertainment Tonight that the 47-year-old had temporarily stopped chemotherapy because of “complications.” Maintaining a positive attitude, she said last week: On how her partner has been dealing with the treatment, the Brighter by the Day author added: In February, the Alabama native shared the massage therapist’s diagnosis with the world