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Al Roker has been hospitalized for blood clots again, just one day after the beloved weatherman was released in time to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with his family last week.
Sources close to the Roker family told Page Six that he had been stretchered out of his Upper East Side home Friday morning, with the Hollywood reporter saying it was again for blood clots again.
Fears grow for Roker, 68, who has been in the hospital ever since and missed out on the lighting of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center, after already having to sit out of NBC's annual coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Co-host for the Today Show Hoda Kotb said on Thursday's broadcast that the 68-year-old had been rushed back to the Uptown Manhattan hospital 'due to some complications.'
Kotb said that she had spoken to Roker on FaceTime along with Craig Melvin.
'It was wonderful hosting the celebration, but, of course, we all wished that Al could've been with us,' said Kotb.
Co-host for the Today show Hoda Kotb said Al Roker, 68, had been rushed back to hospital 'due to some complications,' reports confirming it was again for blood clots
Kotb (right) said that she had spoken to Roker on FaceTime along with Craig Melvin (left) and recalled that Roker had given them a 'thumbs up' during the FaceTime call
Roker was hospitalized again for blood clots, just one day after the beloved weatherman, was released in time to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner with his family last week
'But, due to some complications, he is back in the hospital, and he is in very good care.
'He's resting and his doctors are keeping a close eye on him. Al and his family want everyone to know how grateful they are for all the love, the support and the well wishes.'
Kotb recalled that Roker had giving a 'thumbs up' during the FaceTime call which took place during the tree lighting.
'We will see you back here soon, my friend,' Melvin added during Thursday's show.
Kotb went into further detail about her FaceTime conversation with Roker on the show saying that she had said that 'it was really boring without him' and that he 'makes everything better.'
Roker was first hospitalized last month, addressing the circumstances of his health condition in an Instagram post.
'So many of you have been thoughtfully asking where I've been. Last week I was admitted to the hospital with a blood clot in my leg, which sent some clots into my lungs,' the weatherman and Today anchor wrote.
'After some medical whack-a-mole, I am so fortunate to be getting terrific medical care and on the way to recovery. Thanks for all the well wishes and prayers and hope to see you soon. Have a great weekend, everyone.'
On November 30, Al's daughter Leila captioned a selfie on her Instagram Stories, writing: 'thank you to all the wonderful friends and family who have reached out. We really appreciate it.'
Roker posted a picture of himself watching the parade from his hospital room as he revealed he was set to return home
Fears grow for Roker who has been in the hospital ever since and missed out on the lighting of the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center. The anchor usually present for the festivities
Roker was first hospitalized last month, addressing the circumstances of his health condition in an Instagram post and said at the time that he was on the road to recovery
Al was unable to host the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time in more than a quarter of a century.
'For the past 27 parades, at this moment, we would turn to Al Roker, who's our TODAY show colleague and our best pal, but as a lot of you have heard, Al's recovering and he's recovering very well from a recent medical issue,' Hoda Kotb said during the parade.
'We just want to say, we love you Al. We wonder if you're watching, but we wish you a full recovery.'
Roker shared a video of himself on Thanksgiving morning walking through the hospital floor, clad in a black baseball cap, blue face mask a green and grey polo shirt from his alma mater - SUNY Oswego - blue pants and black shoes.
'All right, this is my version of the Thanksgiving Day parade, getting ready to leave the hospital. Time to blow this taco stand,' Roker said in the brief video.
'So much to be #thankful for on the #Thanksgiving day. Leaving the hospital and home for #ThanksgivingDinner,' he said in the caption.
Roker's health scare comes over two years after he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in September 2020.
A routine physical revealed he had elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA), which is a screening tool for early detection.
A biopsy later confirmed he had a more aggressive form of the disease, but, because was caught early, it could be easily removed with surgery.
The Today Show star went public with his diagnosis on the show on November 6, 2020, three days before he underwent a five-hour surgery performed by Dr. Vincent Laudone at New York City's Memorial Sloan
