Overview
- On Jan. 12, the co-anchor appeared via video and used a whiteboard to communicate during week two of doctor-ordered silence.
- She described her recovery as “good, boring, quiet,” as Carson Daly, Jenna Bush Hager, Craig Melvin, Al Roker and others reacted with humor and support.
- NBC said she is expected back in Studio 1A next week, and co-hosts expressed eagerness for her return.
- To pass the time, she has been journaling, reading, doing daily meditations, and painting watercolors, including a sunset, the Today logo and a black cat for Jenna Bush Hager.
- She shared a family joke from her kids, Vale and Charley: “Mom, even when you’re quiet, you’re still loud.”