❤️ Sunrise's Edwina Bartholomew Has Been Diagnosed With Cancer

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:06):
You may have heard our news. We may have seen
her on Sunrise this morning. She has said that she's
been diagnosed with cancer. She said it's kind of the
good kind. It's chronic mylloid leukemia. She said that she
has to take a daily tablet and she takes care
of herself, she'll be completely fine. But it's a shocking
thing to hear you have cancer.

Speaker 3 (00:25):
I have some personal news this morning. It's not great news,
not a panda story to finish the bulletin. I have
been diagnosed with cancer. That's a shock to say and
hard to say that it's a really good kind. It's
called chronic my lloyd leukemia, so it can be treated
with a daily tablet, and if I take care of myself,
I will be completely, absolutely fine. So I feel very,

(00:46):
very lucky. I wanted to share this with you for
a couple of reasons. Firstly, because everyone at home and
here has been here for all the wonderful times, for
the engagements and the weddings and the babies, for all
of us, So it felt right to share this with you.

Speaker 4 (00:59):
Too.

Speaker 3 (01:00):
Many of you have been in similar situations or much
much worse and come out the other side of it
stronger and more resilient. And that's exactly what I planned
to do. I thought I could keep it together and
I will. Secondly, the reason I'm telling you is because
after I turned forty, I made the decision to prioritize
my health now. I got a skin check after Nat
had her scare. I had a mammogram after I had

(01:23):
a few lumps, and that came back all clear. I
even had an eye check and that's fine. But my
doctor sent me to get some routine blood tests at
the same time, and one of those tests came back
with some levels out of whack. So please, particularly for
mums who always take care of everyone else, please take
care of yourself too, and just check in with your doctor.
I found out in July, so I am about a

(01:45):
month and a half ago, and I only told a
few people here at work. So I wanted to thank
a few of them, all of you guys at the
desk Gervo and that particularly that for constantly checking in
and all the meals as well, So thank you for that.
To Mom and Sally who graciously shuffled around their family
commitments so that I could take care of mine and
our bosses. God, how many times them I love, but
I on national television on this show, so many Sarah

(02:08):
Jenmer and Anthony who have been so understanding. I'm going
to be taking some time off in September and then
just return just a few days a week to hear
at Sunrise. Despite appearances, I feel really positive about it.
It genuinely is the luckiest unlucky thing to ever happen
to me. I'm just beyond grateful I found it and

(02:30):
beyond grateful it's the best case scenario. So there you go.

Speaker 4 (02:34):
It's still Eddie. First of all, we're really sorry that
you've had to go through this, but you, as you say,
the treatment is kind of a good one. Explain it.

Speaker 3 (02:45):
Well, we're so lucky. So literally, I can take a
daily tablet. My life expectancy doesn't change. I just do
need to take care of myself and rest. So we
are unbelievably lucky to firstly have access to that in
this country, and that that is, you know, the kind
that I have. And also I've reacted really well to
the medication so far, which is fantastic. And I've had

(03:07):
no side effects. And I also had no symptoms, which
is why I wanted to give that health warning at all.
I didn't have anything. I mean, I was tired, but hey,
you know, get up at three am, so so no
symptoms at all, no warning signs. And that's really common
with this kind of kind of cancer, chronic my Lloyd leukemia.
You often don't have symptoms, could be very slow going.
But if I hadn't prioritized my health and had that check,

(03:30):
I could be dealing with a really different situation. So yeah,
I think it's just a lot to wrap your head
around because it sounds like a scary word. But you know,
brets bituit to cure. You work in this space all
the time. You know, just so many amazing breakthroughs and
just yeah, everything crossed and just so incredibly grateful that
this is the outcome.

Speaker 4 (03:48):
Eddie.

Speaker 1 (03:48):
You have like everything that you approach, You've taken this
so positively, And I know it's such a strange thing
to say that, but you did. You reached out to
us personally. You told us this journey that you're about
to go on yourself, and the positivity that you bring
along with it is the best cure you're going to
get Yeah, because you do it in such an amazing way.
So we're right behind you and we always will be.

(04:10):
And I know that so many of our viewers as
well are right behind you.

Speaker 3 (04:13):
Thank you, Chevy. Yeah, I was lying down to get
my bone marrowed biopsy going. I just feel so grateful
and the guys like we don't get that vibe in
here very often, so yeah, I think I do me
despite you know, getting emotional about it this morning, because
it is an emotional thing for me and my family
and all of our friends and all of you guys,
my work family. I feel really good. I feel good
in myself, but also just yeah, really really lucky and

(04:36):
really grateful.

Speaker 4 (04:37):
It's still big, though, to hear that word. And we
know that because we've been living this a little bit
with you, and the fact that you can take a tablet,
I know is amazing and that's what you guys do
and all our cancer fundraisers do, which is amazing in
this country.

Speaker 2 (04:52):
Is so she is shared that with everyone today, and
our love goes out to Vibes and one of our
favorite people.

Speaker 4 (05:00):
I'm sending it to sunright Tbreky Central.

Speaker 2 (05:02):
Yeah, brilliant person.