Hoda Kotb shares a rare health update for daughter Hope after previous scare

Hoda Kotb made a rare comment about her youngest daughter, Hopewho was in intensive care for almost a week in February 2023.

Although Kotb has kept many details about her daughter’s medical emergency, hospitalization and continued care private, she said People, “She’s doing better, we’re monitoring her, and I think with time we’ll get a better handle on it.”

The Today Personality also revealed that she is “already”. [been] “I see a big difference” in the 5-year-old since her health scare in February 2023 and happily admits her daughter is “flourishing” and raves about members of the medical community and loved ones who have offered their support.

“We have really excellent care, I have people helping us. I feel like she’s finding her footing,” Kotb, 60, added.

The Create space The podcaster also suggested that the family’s recent move from their Upper West Side apartment to a home in Westchester has had a positive impact on Hope and her older sister. Haley7 – she shares both with her ex-fiancé, Joel Schiffman– Now experience “being barefoot and on grass” while running around in the garden and playing on the swing.

Her move is the latest in a series of changes Kotb has made in her life, including an impending career change as she announced she would be leaving her usual spot Today Show sometime in early 2025, about a month after her milestone 60th birthday.

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“I knew I wanted this decade to be different. I looked at my time like a cake. I thought: I have this much time, now what do I do with it and how do I divide it up? And I wanted it to be filled with more of the same them,” she shared with the outlet.

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As for who might replace her, she wasn’t ready to make any predictions, but offered some advice: “Whoever is interested in that spot, and it might be the best spot on TV, I think the best.” Advice I have is to do it 1,000 percent who you are, because that’s really the key.”

“And the other thing for me sometimes is that part of the magic is enjoying the person sitting next to you,” she added. “It’s such a small thing, but sometimes when you’re with someone you just let them shine. Give everyone a second, because who wants to be the person at the cocktail party who talks all the time?”

Next: Hoda Kotb shares an intense morning routine that makes her “feel good.”