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Sunrise star Edwina Bartholomew says getting diagnosed with cancer may be the 'best thing that's ever happened' to her


Edwina Bartholomew has admitted that getting cancer may end up being the 'best thing that has ever happened' to her, though it's still 'too early' to say for certain.

Edwina said the diagnosis prompted her to start taking care of her health and she has now cut out gluten, coffee, alcohol and sugar from her diet and has taken up more exercise. The Sunrise star revealed she had been diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML)—a type of blood and bone marrow cancer—live on air in September She admitted her diagnosis has made her rethink her mindset on life and realise that she cannot continue waking up at 3am for her early morning gig hosting on Sunrise.

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