Al Roker Is Going Back To Work After An Health Crisis Break

The television personality was brought to the hospital after his lung and legs were filled with blood clots.

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His Colleagues Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, and Craig Melvin shared his return date on the NBC show.

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They shared that the journalist was the missing part of the show and couldn't wait to have him back.

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The trio concluded the segment by calling him "sunshine" and rejoiced over his expected return.

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Roker posted a video of himself that expressed his excitement over returning home from the hospital for Thanksgiving.

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His beautiful wife, Deborah Roberts, and his three children— Courtney, Leila, and Nicolas, joined him in another photo upload for Thanksgiving.

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Also, the Author showed his followers that he was glad not to miss the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which Guthrie and Kotb were hosting

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The 68-year-old shared a photo from his Christmas Morning with his wife, his children, and his family pet.

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Fans were delighted as they rushed to the comment section to post goodwill messages.

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