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After enduring immoderate frightening wellness scares, Al Roker has taken to Instagram with thing but gratitude for his 69th birthday. “Good greeting everybody, I anticipation you’re having a large Sunday,” Al told fans during a brisk locomotion successful the Sunday, Aug. 20 video. “This is my 69th day of orbiting the sun. And aft everything that I went done astatine the extremity of past twelvemonth I americium much than grateful to beryllium celebrating this birthday. And to each of you who sent bully wishes and good wishes implicit this past year, deity bless you convey you truthful much, I admit it. I’m conscionable truthful grateful.”
Al went connected to convey is Today Show family, arsenic good arsenic his wife Deborah Roberts, girl Leila, lad Nick, and girl “Courtney, who has fixed me 1 of the top gifts ever, small Skye,” he said successful part. “So, a batch to beryllium grateful for connected this birthday, gladsome to beryllium alive. And convey you.” The weatherman signed disconnected by happily blowing a buss to the camera. “Grateful for different travel astir the sun,” helium captioned the video post.
Among the well-wishers successful the comments conception was chap TV property Kathie Lee Gifford. “Happy day aged friend! So arrogant of however you instrumentality attraction of yourself,” she wrote. “Al Roker we are grateful for you! Glad you are good & happy! We each emotion you!” remarked a fan, portion different commented, “Happy day Al!! you are a agleam spot successful truthful galore lives! Your positivity inspires america all!”
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Al’s gratitude station comes aft a wellness scare that landed him successful the infirmary for humor clots successful November of 2022, followed by a full genu replacement successful May of 2023. But bully quality came conscionable astir the country — successful July of 2023, his girl Courtney welcomed his archetypal grandchild, a babe miss aptly named Skye.
