WKYC health reporter Monica Robins is taking time off to be treated for a brain tumor.
She’s spent much of her career advocating for others seeking medical treatment. But now she says it’s time to take off and focus on her health.
“If anything, I want people to learn that it’s OK to put yourself first. If you are the primary care giver, and oh gee, I’m the health reporter, I take care of everybody, in my head. If I don’t take care of me, I can’t take care of anyone. So you need to find that balance,” Robins said.
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She will undergo surgery and possible radiation to remove the entire tumor. And while the tumor is luckily benign, she says there is a long road ahead. She hopes to be back by January.
Robins joined the station in 1998.