Al Roker survived an exceptionally difficult year.
After many health concerns and hospitalizations since last fall, a long time Today Weatherman has a new lease on life – especially when it comes to his perspective on raising three adult children Courtney, Santa Claus AND Leila.
“You live your life and you think everything is great and then all of a sudden something bad happens,” Roker said on Father’s Day on June 16 member on the NBC morning show. “It’s funny, it was the first time I had this sensitivity about being a father. You want to be the strength they need. And when you’re lying in a hospital bed and can barely get up, there’s a part of you that almost doesn’t want them to see you like this.
Conversation with a friend Today fathers Carson Daly, Craig Melvin AND Willie GeistDaly asked Roker how fatherhood has changed for him since recovering from a blood clot and undergoing unrelated knee surgery.