Robin Roberts has courage

Robin Roberts is a courageous woman, and she's being recognized for it. Roberts was awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the Espys, although she's long been heralded for foraging ahead through health obstacles. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 and MDS in 2012. MDS was a side effect from her cancer treatment; she needed a bone marrow transplant to survive. Roberts fought these battles in the public eye as a journalist and host of Good Morning America. I can imagine it would be incredibly difficult to go through such a major life event on such a large stage. Everyone is watching you at all times, talking about you and judging you. It shows bravery and courage to allow yourself to be so vulnerable to so many people who look up to and admire you, people you don't even know. As a public figure, she also became a spokesperson of sorts for breast cancer awareness. She was thrust into this position, but accepted it and thrived in it. Her kind of courage is inspirational.