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Host: Hi everybody and welcome to Entertainment Tonight. I'm Chris Jacobs. Nancy O'Dell is
on assignment. Robin Roberts is resting tonight after her bone marrow transplant. Sources
tell ET she is facing weeks of isolation as she no doubt struggles to regain her strength.
She has had visits from some of her GNS friends in her New York hospital room and tonight,
AT's medical correspondent paints a picture of Robin's critical next steps as she sends
a heartfelt message to her fans, just hours before the surgery to save her life.
Robin: You gotta change the way you think in order to change the way you feel. Let me
just say this... I feel the love and I thank you for it. Thank you.
Host: The 51-year old, hopeful and in high spirits though she looks a bit worn out n
thinner than she did barely 22 days ago, her last day on GNA.
Robin's friend: She feels crummy; her mouth hurts, she's got a headache that won't quit.
Host: Robin was likely awake for her procedure, the marrow transplanted through an IV/
Dr. Ahluwalia: You've killed all the bone marrow in the body and now you're giving a
foreign bone marrow. Host: Dr.Sonu, a surgeon at Cedar Sinai in
Los Angeles who hasn't treated Robin, explains that today needles are rarely used to pull
marrow directly out of the bone. In fact, the transplant itself is relatively painless.
So what's next for Robin? For the next 30 days, she'll probably be in an isolation room.
Dr. A: You're wiped out and lethargic and you have the risk of infections. It can take
weeks to months to really get to the point where you're functional. A procedure like
this is probably hundreds of thousands of dollars but it can be life-saving.
Host: She is such a strong and inspirational woman. Robin, we here at ET wish you the very
best.