Ive had a bad experience, Brokaw said in an excerpt shared by the internet.
I kept thinking bad things wouldnt happen to me.
But as I grew older, I began to develop this condition.
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And what you make a run at do is control it as much as you’re free to.
Brokaw was diagnosed with multiple myeloma 10 years ago.
Hes written about his experiences in the 2015 bookA Lucky Life Interrupted.
He told Pauley, Ive had to change my life in some way.
I really had to give up my daily activity with NBC.
You know, I had to walk away from them, as they were walking way from me.
I just wasnt the same person.
Brokaw published a new book,Never Give Up: A Prairie Familys Story, about his parents lives.
He stepped down as anchor in 2004.
