Hoda Kotb’s ‘Today’ Colleagues Have Been ‘Reaching Out’ After Daughter’s Hospital Stay: She’s ‘Feeling the Love’
usmagazine.comFeeling the love. Hoda Kotb’s Today family has been nothing but supportive following her daughter Hope’s health scare.“Hoda’s coworkers and friends have been reaching out right and left and Hoda is definitely feeling the love!” a source exclusively reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly.The insider continued: “Hoda’s daughter is healing and getting better every day.
It’s far less scary for Hoda at home. Hoda decided to take off spring break to spend as much time with her daughter as possible.
After the health scare, she realized what was most important to her and it didn’t feel right going into work when her daughter was home all day after their terrifying ordeal.”Following several days away from the NBC morning show, coanchors Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones revealed on Today’s March 1 episode that Kotb’s hiatus was due to a “family health matter.” On March 6, the 58-year-old journalist returned to the series and explained that her 3-year-old daughter, Hope, was in the ICU for “a little more than a week.” Kotb also shares daughter Haley, 6, with her ex-fiancé, Joel Schiffman.“You know what I realized, too, Savannah?
When your child is ill, the amount of gratitude you can have for people who helped you out … I’m grateful for the doctors at Weill Cornell who were amazing and the nurses,” she tearfully told her cohost Savannah Guthrie. “And I’m grateful to my family.”The following day, the Emmy winner thanked fans for their support during her family’s tough time. “I have read your notes ….
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