{"id":140,"date":"2023-03-07T05:02:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-07T11:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/hoda-kotb-returns-to-today-show-after-family-health-matter\/"},"modified":"2023-03-07T05:02:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T11:02:58","slug":"hoda-kotb-returns-to-today-show-after-family-health-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/hoda-kotb-returns-to-today-show-after-family-health-matter\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoda Kotb Returns to Today Show After Family Health Matter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hoda Kotb has returned to the Today show after a two-week absence due to a family health matter.[0]<\/a><\/sup> On Monday's show, the 58-year-old anchor addressed her temporary leave, revealing that her 3-year-old daughter had been in the ICU and the hospital for a little over a week.<\/p>\n

Kotb's last live appearance on Today was on February In two later pre-taped segments, she was featured.[1]<\/a><\/sup> On March 1, Craig Melvin took a moment to explain why he and Guthrie were absent, as Guthrie had tested positive for COVID the previous week.[1]<\/a><\/sup> He said that while Kotb was “OK,” she had a “family health matter that she's been dealing with.”[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Kotb's last live appearance was on Feb. 17. She pre-recorded an appearance on the fourth hour of Today with Jenna Bush Hager which aired on Presidents Day, Feb. 20.[2]<\/a><\/sup> Last week, after reports of Kotb's absence from the show, Craig Melvin informed viewers that she was dealing with a family health issue.[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Kotb told her Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie that her youngest, Hope, had been in the ICU for a few days, followed by more than a week in the hospital.[4]<\/a><\/sup> I am overjoyed that she has returned home. I was eagerly anticipating the day she would be back, and we are observing her carefully. I am elated.[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

“Savannah,” she continued, “I also came to realize that when your child is sick, you can be so grateful for those who helped you.” I am incredibly thankful to the doctors and nurses at Weill Cornell who were wonderful. My family and friends, especially you, were there for me every day and I cannot thank them enough. I love you all.<\/p>\n

Kotb mentioned that she has discussed the concept of gratitude frequently, yet she realized she had not been practicing it as she was afraid.[5]<\/a><\/sup> She recollected that she had a family who loves her, an older daughter at home, a great support system and doctors “who would have done anything to make her situation better — and they did. This realization motivated her to alter her line of thought.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

0. <\/span>“Hoda Kotb Returns to ‘Today' Show, Explains Daughter Was in ICU” Just Jared, 6 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2023\/03\/06\/hoda-kotb-returns-to-today-show-explains-daughter-was-in-icu\/<\/a><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>“Hoda Kotb returns to ‘Today,' reveals daughter was hospitalized: ‘I'm so grateful she's home'” Yahoo Entertainment, 6 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/hoda-kotb-returns-today-reveals-daughter-hospitalized-140459612.html<\/a><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>“Craig Melvin Says Hoda and Savannah Will ‘Be Back Soon' amid Absences” PEOPLE, 3 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/people.com\/tv\/craig-melvin-says-hoda-kotb-savannah-guthrie-will-be-back-soon-amid-absences\/<\/a><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>“Hoda Kotb Returns To \u2018Today\u2019 After Absence Due To Daughter\u2019s Health Issue; Savannah Guthrie Also Back After Covid Test” Deadline, 6 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/deadline.com\/2023\/03\/hoda-kotb-today-daugther-health-issue-1235280291\/<\/a><\/p>\n

4. <\/span>“Hoda Kotb Tears Up While Discussing Scary Reason for ‘Today' Absence” Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/hoda-kotb-today-show-nbc-absence-daughter-icu-1785771<\/a><\/p>\n

5. <\/span>“Hoda Kotb Says She Struggled to Have Gratitude Amid Daughter Hope's Hospitalization: ‘I Was Scared'” Entertainment Tonight, 6 Mar. 2023, https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/hoda-kotb-says-she-struggled-to-have-gratitude-amid-daughter-hopes-hospitalization-i-was-scared<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hoda Kotb has returned to the Today show after a two-week absence due to a family health matter.[0] On Monday’s show, the 58-year-old anchor addressed her temporary leave, revealing that her 3-year-old daughter had been in the ICU and the hospital for a little over a week. Kotb’s last live appearance on Today was on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/140\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=140"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wursthausdtsa.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}