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Hoda Kotb Reveals Daughter Hope's Health Played a Part in 'Today' Exit
Hoda Kotb shares her daughter Hope's Type 1 diabetes diagnosis and how it impacted her decision to step away from the 'Today' show
Her cohosts Craig Melvin and Sheinelle Jones announced that March that her absence was due to a “family health matter,” which Kotb later revealed involved […] Kotb — who shares Hope and daughter Haley, 8, with her ex-fiancé, Joel Schiffman — previously took a weeks-long absence from Today in early 2023 due to a family health matter. Kotb told the outlet she didn’t want Hope to “get labeled” because of her medical condition, stating, “She’s a kid who is so vibrant, and most days everything is totally fine.
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