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Beloved Channel Seven breakfast personality Edwina Bartholomew has returned to Sunrise for the first time since revealing she had been diagnosed with cancer.
While she won’t be returning to her newsreading role full-time, she is set to continue her duties a few days a week.
It is understood that the 41-year-old has been spending time with her husband Neil Varcoe and their darling two children Molly, 4, and Tom, 2.
“I’m so well rested, I have had a huge gigantic warm embrace from Sunrise viewers,” Edwina told her colleagues Natalie Barr and Matt Shirvington as she returned to the office on September 27.
The appearance comes mere weeks after she revealed she has been diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.
“I have cancer,” she said, sharing the heartbreaking news with Channel Seven viewers on September 6, 2024.
The Australian journalist and TV host announced she would be taking a step back from her work commitments and only working a few days a week.
Thankfully, her diagnosis can be treated with a daily tablet. “If I take care of myself, I will be completely fine,” she said at the time.
“I feel very, very lucky and I wanted to share this with you for a couple reasons.”
She went on to say that her family at home and her ‘family’ at work have been by her side through everything and she felt it was “right” to share what she is going through.
“Many of you have been in similar situations or much, much worse and come out the other side stronger… and more resilient,” she said.
“That’s exactly what I plan to do.”
Edwina recently decided to prioritise her health and take more precautions. It was by “sheer luck” that she went to the doctors and discovered the cancer.
“I got a skin check after Nat (Barr) had her scare. I had a mammogram after I had a few lumps,” she said.
“That came back all clear. I even had an eye check. That was fine. But my doctor sent me to get routine blood tests at the same time. One of those tests came back with levels out of whack.”
The mum-of-two only found out in July and had kept the information private until early September. Edwina continued to thank those at work she had told prior for the support.
“Despite appearances, I feel really positive about it. It genuinely is the luckiest unlucky thing to ever happen to me,” she said.
“I’m just beyond grateful I found it, and beyond grateful it’s the best-case scenario.”
