Al Roker Makes 1st Appearance On ‘Today’ Show After ‘Tough’ Hospitalizations

Al Roker, 68, gave an update connected his health during his virtual quality on Today on Monday, December 12. After receiving much attraction for humor clots successful the hospital, Al explained from his location however he’s doing to Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie, and the different anchors. “It’s been a pugnacious slog, I’m not gonna contradict this,” the weatherman said, adding, “It’s been the hardest 1 yet, and you cognize I’ve had my stock of surgeries.” Al besides said that the enactment he’s received “gives you a profound consciousness of gratitude.”

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— TODAY (@TODAYshow) December 12, 2022

Al further explained that he’s mislaid musculus wide since he’s been successful the infirmary for 4 weeks now. “There’s conscionable a definite magnitude of weakness. I’m doing carnal therapy each day, occupational therapy. I’ve got to conscionable get my spot back,” helium said. Al explained that he’s delaying his knee replacement surgery that was scheduled for adjacent period truthful helium tin proceed recovering.

“But I consciousness good. I consciousness strong,” helium told his co-anchors. “Everyday I consciousness a small spot better. I made meal past night. There’s gonna beryllium a small spot of a slog, but a batch of radical person to woody with a batch much with less resources.” Al gave a shout-out to the doctors astatine New York Presbyterian earlier his co-anchors mentioned however astonishing his woman Deborah Roberts, 62, has been during this process.

Al Roker (Photo: ZapatA / MEGA)

Al was hospitalized successful November for humor clots. He informed his fans successful an Instagram post, aft truthful galore had asked astir his lack from Today. “Last week I was admitted to the infirmary with a humor clot successful my limb which sent immoderate clots into my lungs. After immoderate aesculapian whack-a-mole, I americium truthful fortunate to beryllium getting terrific aesculapian attraction and connected the mode to recovery,” helium wrote. While helium was receiving treatment, Al did miss the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for the archetypal clip successful 27 years.

After the 2 hospitalizations, Al finally returned home on Thursday, December 8. He smiled with his woman Deborah and their girl Leila, 24, successful photos taken aft helium near the hospital. Al thanked everyone for sending their well-wishes, writing, “So incredibly grateful to family, friends, aesculapian folks, Today Show family, and each your thoughts and prayers.”

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