Al Roker absent from ‘Today’ present as his canine was having emergency op!

Al Roker took a break from the ‘Today’ present as his canine needed to bear emergency surgical procedure.
The veteran weatherman, 69, was absent from each the NBC morning present’s broadcasts on Monday (06.05.24), but it surely turned out it had nothing to do along with his recent well-documented well being woes, and as an alternative concerned his beloved pooch Pepper’s medical troubles.
A day earlier than his absences, he posted a picture of him cradling his pet on Instagram alongside the message: “Our little girl Pepper had emergency surgery but is on the mend.
“She’s getting great care and is coming home tomorrow. Woof.”
He signed off the put up with the message to his canine: “You can sleep on our bed as much as you want.”
His actress spouse Deborah Roberts, 63, additionally posted a tribute to the animal on-line, saying alongside extra footage of her and Al with Pepper: “Gratitude. My heart is bursting with it today. Our littlest girl, Pepper, gave us quite a scare. She has survived an emergency surgery. But thankfully, our strong girl is recovering.
“We are grateful for any and all prayers for our sweet doggie, who has stolen our hearts for 12 years now.”
Deborah added the hashtags “grateful”, “heart”, “doggie” and “love” to her put up.
Al marked his 69th birthday by saying he feels “lucky to be alive” after a string of his personal well being issues.
He advised followers on his Instagram: “This is my 69th anniversary of orbiting the sun and after everything that I went through at the end of last year I am more than grateful to be celebrating this birthday.
“And to all of you who sent good wishes and well wishes over the past year, god bless you. Thank you so much. I appreciate it… grateful for another trip around the sun.”
Dad-of-three Al has beforehand been absent from ‘Today’ after being hospitalised for weeks for blood clots in his legs and lungs, in addition to two bleeding ulcers.
He was additionally pressured to have his colon “re-sectioned”, his gallbladder eliminated and his small gut fastened.
Al revealed on ‘Today’ about his ordeal: “I lost half my blood. They were trying to figure out where it was.”
He has additionally had knee surgical procedure, which Deborah advised followers on-line left him with “body fatigue”.
In November 2020, Al was identified with prostate most cancers and needed to bear surgical procedure, however was again on ‘Today’ two weeks after the operation.