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Everybody's Got Something by [Robin Roberts, Veronica Chambers]

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"Regardless of how much money you have, your race, where you live, what religion you follow, you are going through something. Or you already have or you will. As momma always said, "Everybody's got something."

So begins beloved Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts's new memoir in which she recounts the incredible journey that's been her life so far, and the lessons she's learned along the way. With grace, heart, and humor, she writes about overcoming breast cancer only to learn five years later that she will need a bone marrow transplant to combat a rare blood disorder, the grief and heartbreak she suffered when her mother passed away, her triumphant return to GMA after her medical leave, and the tremendous support and love of her family and friends that saw her through her difficult times.

Following her mother's advice to "make your mess your message," Robin taught a nation of viewers that while it is true that we've all got something -- a medical crisis to face, aging parents to care for, heartbreak in all its many forms --- we've also all got something to give: hope, encouragement, a life-saving transplant or a spirit-saving embrace. As Robin has learned, and what readers of her remarkable story will come to believe as well, it's all about faith, family and friends. And finding out that you are stronger, much stronger, than you think.

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When Good Morning America cohost Roberts was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007, she mounted a very public battle. Five years after completing treatment, she faced a rare bone-marrow disorder, likely caused by the cancer treatment, that again tested her strength and resolve, again in public. Following her mother’s time-honored advice to “make your mess your message,” Roberts offers an inspiring memoir of her life, from her home base in Mississippi to her home in New York and the glamorous though grueling life of a television reporter. Roberts prevailed through a painful bone-marrow transplant, with her sister as donor; the death of her mother; and her triumphant return to GMA after her medical leave, proudly wearing her bald head on air. With the infectious personality for which she’s known, Roberts details the support of family and friends and the people she’s met in her life and career who’ve inspired her by overcoming their own challenges with the “something” that everybody inevitably faces. Photos enhance this inspiring memoir. --Vanessa Bush --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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"Delivered with candor and optimism, Everybody's Got Something is a remarkable book that offers a blueprint for handling crises with grace and faith."

―BookPage

"With the infectious personality for which she's known, Roberts details the support of family and friends and the people she's met in her life and career who've inspired her by overcoming theirown challenges with the "something" that everybody inevitably faces."

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About the Author

Robin Roberts is the anchor of ABC's morning show Good Morning America. Under her leadership, the broadcast has won three consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Morning program. Prior to that, Roberts was a contributor to ESPN. She is a native of Mississippi Gulf Coast and currently resides in New York City.

Veronica Chambers is a prolific author, best known for her critically acclaimed memoir, Mama's Girl, which has been course adopted by hundreds of high schools and colleges throughout the country. Her other nonfiction books include Kickboxing Geishas: How Japanese Women Are Changing Their Nation and The Joy of Doing Things Badly: A Girl's Guide to Love, Life and Foolish Bravery. She has also written more than a dozen books for children and spent two seasons as an executive story editor for the CW's hit series, Girlfriends. A graduate of Simon's Rock College at Bard, she lives with her husband and daughter in Hoboken, New Jersey. --This text refers to the audioCD edition.

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[Roberts] offers readers a deeply intimate and endearing glimpse into the human side of battling illness.

-- "Publishers Weekly"

As a sports broadcaster and Good Morning America anchor, Robin Roberts has been in the public eye for more than thirty years. She has covered the devastation of Hurricane Katrina on her hometown; interviewed Miley Cyrus as a guest star on Hannah Montana; and been inducted in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame; but perhaps nothing she did touched the public more than the candor she displayed when speaking about her mother's death and her own rare blood disorder. In a sense, her late mother presides over this book, one of her habitual comments serving as its title. As always, Roberts' reflections on her experiences are never exercises in self-pity; rather, they serve as examples of problems that we all have.

-- "Barnes & Noble, editorial review"

Roberts is both astonishingly honest and refreshingly upbeat as she recounts the shock of discovering she once again had to fight for her life...Delivered with candor and optimism, Everybody's Got Something is a remarkable book that offers a blueprint for handling crises with grace and faith.

-- "BookPage"

Roberts offers an inspiring memoir of her life, from her home base in Mississippi to her home in New York and the glamorous though grueling life of a television reporter...With the infectious personality for which she's known, Roberts details the support of family and friends and the people she's met in her life and career who've inspired her by overcoming their own challenges with the 'something' that everybody inevitably faces. Inspiring.

-- "Booklist"

This follow-up to TV news anchor Roberts's previous audiobooks offers personal growth principles abstracted from her experiences...The assertiveness in her voice works well to express the determination she had to summon when facing a life-threatening disease that required a bone marrow transplant in 2012. Her fans will enjoy the chatty narratives about her celebrity life and medical travails that dominate this memoir. What everyone facing a health challenge will savor is how Roberts uses her grounding in Southern culture to remind us of the importance of gratitude, hope, and strong connections with family members.

-- "AudioFile"

With the assistance of Chambers, broadcaster Roberts chronicles her struggles with myelodysplastic syndrome, a rare condition that affects blood and bone marrow...Inspirational memoir about a journalist's battle with a grave disease she had to face while also dealing with her mother's passing.

-- "Kirkus Reviews" --This text refers to the audioCD edition.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ECEA6KO
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing (April 22, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 22, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 9648 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 273 pages
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- #37 in Breast Cancer (Kindle Store)
- #259 in Breast Cancer (Books)
- #781 in Cultural & Regional Biographies (Kindle Store)

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Everybody's Got Something by Robin Roberts

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2014

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I just finished this book and I have tears in my eyes. My husband was just diagnosed with MDS and Acute Meyloid Leukemia and he is currently in the hospital preparing for a bone marrow transplant. Reading this book about Robin's journey through her MDS diagnosis and her bone marrow transplant was so important to me since me and my husband are going through the exact same thing right now. It is such a scary life or death life changing situation and it is so comforting to read about someone else's experience when they have gone through exactly what you are going through. Robin's story is truly inspiring and it has helped me cope with my husband's situation so much. Thank you for baring your soul Robin and sharing your life with the world. There are no words to describe how important this book has been to me. I love you Robin Roberts. I hope my husband makes it through okay like you have. :)

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NurseLoni

A GOOD READ

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2014

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I really like Robin Roberts and Good Morning America so wanted to hear the "behind the scenes" take. Robin is pretty honest about her journey and even fessed up to some issues she had while on her journey. As a nurse who has worked in bone marrow transplant she left out a lot of the really grueling stuff that she went through.....probably so as not to discourage others from being afraid to go through a transplant. She does talk about her "girlfriend" openly but never refers to her as a "partner". I still don't understand why they live apart. Her journey is remarkable and the love and support of her family and her now deceased mom makes us all wish we'd had that kind of wonderful foundation. She also relates very well to readers lives and understands that we think we "know them" because we invite them into our "bedrooms" every morning. Well I know her a little better now.

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Caitrianna

Great Book, Excellent Read!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2014

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I have not even finished reading this book yet and want to start reading it over because it is just like watching a movie, every time you see it you find something new. I want to find that something new that I missed. I am sorry for all the things that happened to her, but it is what made her, her. She is our Good Morning America Robin. I watched her every morning until I found out she had cancer because my Mom got it about the same time.

The book is an excellent recovery and healing story. It keeps you up and well as Robin. She shows America how to do it. There are rough days, she minimizes them I think, but she focuses on the good days because that is what will get us through. And that is what will get all of us through in the end. I give it a whole hearted 5 stars

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Roberts' story of surviving a second cancer

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2015

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This is a fairly short book covering a very specific time in her life, dealing with a second cancer. It may be more meaningful to those who are personally dealing with their own serious illness. I think there are some things she was able to experience that the average person just won't be able to relate to but I think the common take-aways from her experience are the importance of being an assertive advocate for your own care, the critical importance of a strong support system, and taking the opportunity to tell those who are important in your life that they ARE important every chance you get. I don't criticize her story or her telling it her way. The 4 stars merely reflects that I was hoping for a bit more expansive memoir and this is not that story.

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Lee Davis

Right in target!

Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2021

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Having had bone marrow cancer twice and a transplant each time (2006, 2018), it was like reading my own story every step of the way.

If you have cancer or know of someone who has/had cancer, this is a must read. Easy reading, inspirational.

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Big Mama

Everybody Does have Something...

Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2014

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It was great to hear directly from Robin about all of the problems and horrible things that she had to go through with the breast cancer and then her diagnosis of MDS. Thank God her sister turned out to be a match and that she was totally willing to do the bone marrow transplant for Robin. I don't want this to sound like I thought what Robin went through was great, because it was a lousy thing to go through. What was great was the outcome and that she wrote this book to share all of her ups and downs in regards to the bone marrow transplant. She is truly a very wonderful person and I am so happy that things turned out good for her. It was sad that she lost her Mother during this, but Mama was watching from above.

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Juan Carrillo

Making my mess My message.

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2014

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For many years I have been dealing with an illness and because of it at times I have felt alone or lost. However something moved me to read Ms Roberts Book and I am glad I listened to the little voice that told me to do this. The journey I have been on and the journey I read that Ms Roberts has under took is a way to learn that no matter what your going through no matter what your "something" is you have to find a way to fight and a way to live and a way to have a life. Remember if you have an illness or if u know someone who is dealing with one make this a gift to them, as a way to help them on there journey.

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Lauren Ukkerd

Robin! Robin! Robin!

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2014

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Robin Roberts outdid herself on this book. This was such an inspirational and inspiring story of the trials and tribulations that Robin has gone through over the last few years. The one constant that I took away from the book was the gratitude and appreciation she has/had for her family and especially her parents. Through it all her family, friends and colleagues fought her battle right beside her which gave her the strength, determination and motivation to keep going even on her darkest days. One other thing I thought was very nice was how Robin continually mentioned the fact that it saddens her that many people have gone through or are going through the same thing she did but they don't have the resources that she does to get the best medical care, have the best doctors, etc. She was really blessed that her sister was a perfect match. This was an easy read and I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is going through something in their life, not necessarily the same thing as Robin.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2017

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This was such an inspirational book!

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Inspirational

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 8, 2014

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Truly 'everybody got something' was a bless ring and an awareness for me about how we all need to use our situation as a platform to bless humanity. Well written, coherent and easy to understand

Viktor Penner

Amazing.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 19, 2017

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Came even so much sooner than I expected it to come. Amazing.

MRS AVRIL JACK

Moving account

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2014

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Extremely moving account of a very brave lady 's response to serious illness

N.S.

Best book I've read

Reviewed in Canada on May 9, 2014

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What A WONDERFUL LADY. Wake up every morning to see Robin. inspiring, beautiful, down to earth and sincere. Will read this book again. could not put it down.

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