Amy Robach Haircut Makes Waves: 'GMA' Star Takes Control Battling Breast Cancer
"Good Morning America" contributor Amy Robach decided to make a drastic change in her life after battling breast cancer. The television personality revealed a brand new hairdo much to the delight of fans and her co-stars on "GMA."
"When I first sat down with my oncologist the day before Thanksgiving and she told me I would need 8 rounds of chemo, one of my first questions admittedly was: will I lose my hair? It sounds shallow I know, but it was a very scary image to me. Having cancer is one thing, LOOKING like you have cancer is another thing. It's a disease that already takes so much," Robach blogged.
It was just last month that the world learned Robach even had cancer; the correspondent decided to keep the news to herself until the week before undergoing treatment. She had surgery to remove cancerous cells in her breasts and lymph nodes and drew strength from family, friends, fans, and her co-stars, including Robin Roberts, who herself battled cancer just last year.
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"My doctor told me every patient is different," Robach wrote, "and because I'm young and had a good head of hair, I had a chance of keeping some of it, but she warned me what remains will be thin, dry and brittle. And so, after two rounds of chemo, I've started to notice, slowly but surely, my hair has started to appear more regularly in my shower drain, sink drain, pillowcase and comb. Waiting and watching my hair fall out made me once again feel so powerless and so I decided to take control."
Robach did something rather unique; she filmed the entire haircut, which was very emotional for her. But she wanted to share the experience with other women going through the same situation, and she released a special message for them.
"I wanted other women to know they are not alone. I wanted my sisters to know that being brave is the only way to live with cancer … and today I feel powerful," Robach wrote.
