Supernatural strength, supernatural wisdom and supernatural favor.”
Even though Sally Ann was praised by Robin as “giving her life”, she had one ulterior motive she confessed right before surgery: “I want to be here to celebrate Robin’s 90th birthday — because that will make me 98,” she joked.
Amazingly enough, once again Robin’s selfless desire to share her fight for life motivated people in a mighty way. Noting that bone marrow donors are scarce, particularly for African-American women, Robin encouraged everyone to sign up on a donor registry.
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Be-the-Match Registry, a nonprofit organization run by the National Marrow Donor Program, experienced an 1,800% spike in donors the day Ms. Roberts went public with her illness.
Since announcing her diagnosis, more than 56,000 people have come forward to register to become bone marrow donors. Robin was fortunate enough to have a sister who was an excellent match which greatly improved her chances for a cure.