Al Roker has revealed what helped save his life during his 2022 health scare that forced him to take time away from his role at NBC.
At the time, the Today show weatherman was hospitalized with blood clots in his legs and lungs, forcing him to miss the annual Thanksgiving Day parade for the first time in 27 years.
After returning home, he ended up in the hospital one month later, with internal bleeding caused by ulcers. During that hospital stay, Roker was pulled into emergency surgery where his colon was resected and his gallbladder was removed.
He returned to the Today show in 2023, explaining more about what happened. “I lost half my blood. [My doctors] were trying to figure out where it was,” he told the show’s viewers about his time in the hospital. “I really do feel good. I’m sure I’m going to collapse like a stone after this is over because this is the first work I’ve done. It’s been a journey.”
In an interview with Peoplepublished Tuesday, Roker said his doctor credited his fitness with his survival of the ordeal, saying: “My doctor said if I had not been in the shape I had been, I would most likely not be here today.”
