Al Roker Reveals Near-Death Experience Amid Last Year's Health Crisis, Confesses it Motivated Strong Comeback

Longtime "Today" show weatherman Al Roker details severe health struggle, including blood clots, bleeding ulcers, and multiple surgeries, expressing profound gratitude for familial support and a newfound appreciation for holiday moments.

• Al Roker was hospitalized last November due to serious health complications caused by blood clots in his legs that moved to his lungs.
• In addition to the blood clots, doctors found two bleeding ulcers and performed complex surgeries to resection his colon, remove his gallbladder, and restructure his small intestine.
• Roker revealed that he felt a sense of guilt for 'ruining Thanksgiving' for his family, which became his motivator to recover and make Christmas dinner.
• His wife, Deborah Roberts, played an instrumental role in his recovery process, effectively shielding him from the extent of his health issues so that he could focus on recuperating.
• Roker has expressed a deep appreciation for holiday moments and family following his close call with death, underlining his intention of spending holidays with family in the future.
• Despite the traumatic experience, Roker maintained a sense of humor, joking about having received 'four operations for free' during his hospitalization.

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