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Robin Roberts shares her breast cancer ordeal: the athletic, forever-upbeat Good Morning America anchor follows her mother's advice to 'make your mess your message.' Following is an excerpt from a new chapter Roberts wrote for the paperback edition of her book, From The Heart: Eight Rules to Live By (Hyperion), due for release this fall.(Excerpt)

Article from: Ebony Article date: October 1, 2008 Author: Roberts, Robin

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

That very night I discovered something that would change my life. I had driven to Connecticut (after the GMA tribute to Joel Siegel) to resume the last week of my vacation. Exhausted from my all-night flight and the emotional drain of the show, I fell asleep on the couch. I woke up much later and sleepily started changing into my pj's. And then I stopped. I felt a lump in my right breast. I immediately assumed that it was probably a pulled muscle from my awkward position on the couch.

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