Amy Robach Reflects on ‘Crippling’ Worries About Death She Had After Breast Cancer Diagnosis: ‘That Fear Is Real’

Amy Robach knows how scary it can be to face death.

On Tuesday in the episode Amy and TJ Podcast — her show with boyfriend TJ Holmes — ex Good morning America Anchor addressed the worries she felt after being diagnosed with stage II breast cancer in October 2013.

Her remarks came as she and Holmes spoke to “Miracle on the Hudson” survivors Tim Whittaker and Valley Collins on the 15th anniversary of the incident.

“I really appreciate your honesty and transparency,” said Robach, 50. “Because when the unthinkable happens — when the almost impossible happens to you — that fear is real. And fear is a powerful thing.”

“When people say, ‘Oh, what are the chances?’ You can say, ‘Actually, if it’s less than 1%, if it happens to you, that’s it. It’s 100%,'” she stressed. “And living your life then, knowing that your greatest fear could happen, cripples you in moments.”

Holmes and Robach discussed how they would deal with the Hudson crash on their podcast.

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Captain ‘Sully’ and passengers share how their lives have changed 15 years after ‘Miracle on the Hudson’

The “Miracle on the Hudson” occurred on January 15, 2009, when Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III made a heroic emergency landing on the Hudson River after the plane he was piloting, US Airways Flight 1549, struck a flock of birds shortly after takeoff, losing all engine power

All 155 passengers on board were saved, but as Whittaker and Collins told Robach and Holmes, they feared the worst.

Hearing about their near-death experience helped Holmes, 46, put things into perspective. He said on Tuesday’s podcast that it — as well as Robach’s breast cancer scare — had an impact on his outlook on life.

“Everybody help me, everybody I’m sitting here with,” he told Robach, Whittaker and Collins.

The couple spoke about the crash of the Hudson on the 15th anniversary of the incident. Mario Tama/Getty TJ Holmes and Amy Robach reveal they had ‘disagreements’ that almost ended their relationship

Robach found out about her diagnosis after having a live mammogram GMA. Before that, she had a double mastectomy and eight chemotherapy treatments final round of treatment in April 2014

Although eight years have passed, Robach, Holmes said, “thought she was going to die” when she was diagnosed and still relives that fear “every six months,” when she goes for checkups. “You’re still wondering how much time you have left,” Holmes told Robach.

This made Holmes wonder about fate.

“Maybe all three of you need to help me understand,” he said. “Who puts it down to mere coincidence? … Later in life I became more concerned with how the universe gives you signs. There are signs out there… But how do you realize, ‘I’m not supposed to be here?'”

Holmes and Robach spoke with two survivors of the Hudson crash on their podcast.

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Whittaker was quick to respond. “I can’t explain it either – and probably neither can any of us, why it happened or what if? That kind of thinking is a lost cause,” he noted. “But what we can say is, ‘Well, I’m still here, and what more purposeful, meaningful impact can I have on the lives of those closest to me and dependent on me?’ ”

“At least for me, I tried to be a better parent and spouse and brother and son to my parents. So I try to be that better individual,” said h. “But more importantly, I’ve become much more influential as a mentor in the lives of other people who are going through challenging circumstances. I’ve found a lot of reward and satisfaction in that – trying to help others navigate their circumstances, which at the time seem like maybe traumatic.”

He joked: “I can always say, ‘Yeah, but you weren’t in a plane crash!’ ”

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After speaking with Whittaker and Collins, Holmes and Robach said they “couldn’t imagine” communicating with each other for the last time.

“I’m still fascinated,” Holmes said on a podcast about the accident. “I can’t imagine [Collins’] husband … text, ‘My plane is crashing.’ He says she sent him that message while they were going down.”

“I can’t imagine getting a message like that from you,” he told Robach.

“I hope I never send one like that, TJ,” Robach replied before jokingly adding “That’ll be on my list of things not to do.”

“Put a cute emoticon next to it,” Holmes suggested with a laugh. “Maybe they’ll lighten it up.”

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