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While she’s had many highs in this job, she never shies away from addressing her struggles head on.

In 2007, Roberts announced on air that she was diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. She first revealed the news alongside Sawyer on “GMA” in the hope of helping others going through the same thing.

Roberts beat breast cancer but several years later was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder called myelodysplastic syndrome, or MDS.

Roberts underwent a bone marrow transplant in September 2012 to treat MDS, receiving donor cells from her sister, Sally Ann. She candidly documented her journey and now each year celebrates her \"birthday\" on Sept. 20, the day she underwent the bone marrow transplant.

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“She came through breast cancer, she came through MDS -- she can persevere through any storm,” said Roberts’s sister, Sally-Ann.

\"There’ s something about Robin that comes through on the screen and it’s a very special quality,\" said Gibson.

\"Which is why when you were sick, I think there was not a person in the country who wasn’t rooting for you,\" he said to Roberts. \"It was a role that I don’t think you wanted, to be the poster child for people with the kinds of cancer you were facing, but you did it and everybody just was in love with the fact that you were so brave and such a tiger about that.\"

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Whether Roberts is doing a live shot from Austria for the Special Olympics World Games or interviewing victims of a hurricane or natural disaster, Roberts' mission has always been to inform others -- proving she’s not only a Disney legend but an inspiration to all.

“Robin’s authenticity and I think her warmth not only makes people comfortable when they sit and talk with her, but you think when you’re watching her, you’re watching a friend,” said Disney CEO Bob Iger.

Today we celebrate @RobinRoberts 30th. anniversary @WaltDisneyCo and we are so grateful for her 3 decades of service. She inspires us with her courage, warms us with her friendship, and graces us with her presence. pic.twitter.com/z8wHR9bSkj

— Robert Iger (@RobertIger) January 15, 2020

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PHOTO: "Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts, center, celebrates 30 years at Disney.
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PHOTO: Diane Sawyer and Charlie Gibson celebrate Robin Roberts' 30th anniversary at the Walt Disney Company on "Good Morning America" on Jan. 15, 2020.
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PHOTO: Robin Roberts and Charlie Gibson embrace on "Good Morning America" on Jan. 15, 2020 in celebration of her 30th anniversary at the Walt Disney Company.
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PHOTO: Robin Roberts celebrates her 30th anniversary at the Walt Disney Company on "Good Morning America" on Jan. 15, 2020.
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