Al Roker Says Wife Deborah Roberts Is To Thank For Saving His Life

Al Roker has opened up about his health crisis.

[{"selector":"#anim-9a72ca4a-9406-434c-8b03-e8bfa9eeb236","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8bf6fb22-287a-4f70-a580-12bdec524ecc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.82649%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b135fb29-32e1-4611-bed9-dacaab3a9aa3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

He praised his wife, Deborah Roberts, for her unwavering support and efforts toward his recovery.

[{"selector":"#anim-850299aa-668a-4529-ac63-b0bad28f3a42","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ce5e1a7e-df48-4b3b-aa12-8d652478f04c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.51104%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-617e99f1-3141-4118-ba4f-6e90ec1825c8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The TV personality says he was unaware of the severity of his condition due to his wife always being there to help.

[{"selector":"#anim-0157af5d-e511-43c6-8e07-d5fd6ae50614","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-61498e84-cec1-45c6-bbed-2945056a8601","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.82649%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b32ad2bd-d638-4292-a8fd-be8aff376a9b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

He says being unaware of the seriousness of his illness helped him focus on recovery.

[{"selector":"#anim-ed008201-aa7e-46f9-bfb5-38a24148e029","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-70b68fc7-424b-4fa8-a953-034b7ab8ecf4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.82649%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9335a532-94da-4202-ae1a-8f2a5bf640c1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Per Page Six, Roker was rushed to the hospital a day after Thanksgiving.

[{"selector":"#anim-d61a16d5-8f7b-48b2-8cd4-3184e3f44aa7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-510bc8fe-3b5a-44f8-b947-ab759f891558","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.82649%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1830f50-5504-4dcd-9904-e17d2e2a0854","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

An eyewitness shared that Roker’s wife, Roberts, tried to break into their Tesla to retrieve her phone.

[{"selector":"#anim-fc8e8aa8-cf83-4700-b078-e8aa3703d507","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-cd97a817-95e9-47f1-a880-78c505e8d92b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.82649%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-985d4d95-22fb-4235-8057-559b5ca611e4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

She later hailed a taxi after her efforts proved abortive.

[{"selector":"#anim-95248463-875f-46f7-8cfb-584e9ee25765","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f9bd110d-392b-40b6-a2ff-992e4b1cbaf6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.82649%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f053188a-e5f9-4b4c-985a-75312bae2a99","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

The weatherman thanked fans for their support and well wishes.

[{"selector":"#anim-963c215f-f726-4ad8-a3cb-8a1871421f6a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eb904e3e-7c4d-4191-82a4-b08c6d1e5bc4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.82649%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d4cc44be-2118-49be-be29-d911531276ac","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

He revealed that he’s feeling great but has a knee surgery scheduled.

[{"selector":"#anim-32e5a96a-2183-4edb-ba0e-0dcbc37a7e56","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3418df85-12c3-4d17-82ae-70cf8d96f61a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.45741%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":200,"duration":1200,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9aa1870e-d25b-4adf-be54-5c09abbbdef6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more