by Amy Robach
First published 2015
Amy Robach opens her story in October 2013, when doctors delivered her breast cancer diagnosis. The Good Morning America anchor had just undergone a live mammogram on television, never expecting the screening would change her life. Robach faces the dual challenge of fighting a serious illness while maintaining her high-profile career in broadcast journalism. She navigates chemotherapy appointments between morning show segments and struggles to balance her public persona with private fears. The disease tests not only her physical strength but also her relationships with colleagues, children, and husband. Robach must decide how much of her battle to share with viewers while protecting her family from the spotlight. Her journey reveals the tension between vulnerability and strength as she fights to reclaim her health and identity.
Genres: medical, autobiography, biography-memoir, health, 21st-century, journalism
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: personal-growth, vulnerability
Period: 2013
239 pages · Hardcover · Ballantine Books
Content warnings: medical-trauma, terminal-illness