Audiences were shocked when Edwina Bartholomew announced she had cancer

a popular breakfast show host couldn't hold back her emotion as she shared difficult news with viewers edua Bartholomew of the Australian breakfast program Sunrise ended off a News Bulletin with a deeply personal message and one so poignant that it drove her to tears shocked audiences watched as her co-host Natalie bar took her hand and comforted her as she revealed to the world that she now had leukemia it had been especially shocking for the 41-year-old as a routine blood test had picked up the disease she began to cry after revealing she been diagnosed with chronic oid leukemia and then she offered viewers some crucial advice as shed had almost no symptoms she hadn't been able to prepare herself for the bad news when the doctors broke it to her back in July and initially thought her mild exhaustion was down to her 3:00 a.m. starts she revealed now a personal story to finish the bulletin I have been diagnosed with cancer that's a shock to say and hard to say she admitted before reassuring guests that she had a really good kind which it is possible to treat with a daily tablet she added if I can take care of myself I will be completely absolutely fine edua had been working as a news presenter on the show for just 3 years at the time she received the bombshell diagnosis she will now be leaving the show later this month to engage fully with her treatment though she plans a staggered return to the breakfast show voicing her desire to share the bad news as well as the good and a bid to be totally transparent with viewers she vowed I thought I could keep it together and I will she continued many of you have been in similar situations are much much worse and come out the other side stronger and more resilient there's exactly what I plan to do edua explained that another reason she's sharing the news is to inspire others to take the same steps she did after age 40 when she began to prioritize her health I got a skin check after co-host Nat had her scare I had a mamogram after I had a few lumps that came back all clear I even had an eye check that's fine however her persever and saw her get blood screening tests too and the results came back all out of whack that's when the sunrise star realized the fatigue which shed been dismissing as an inevitable consequence of her 3:00 a.m. starts could be something far more serious than first thought she explained that's really common with this kind of cancer chronic myoid leukemia you don't have symptoms but if I hadn't prioritized my health and had the check it would be a different situation edua added that she is reacting well to initial medication and has had no side effects while her life expectancy is unlikely to be reduced by the disease but it's vital to act fast so she's urging viewers to follow her example and get their own health checked out too