Meredith Vieirahusband, Richard CohenHe died at the age of 76 after a battle with multiple sclerosis.
the today The program confirmed on Tuesday, January 7, that Cohen died on Christmas Eve after living with the disease for more than 50 years. today Show host Hoda Kotb He shared with viewers that Cohen was “surrounded by his family and love” at the time of his death.
Kotb went on to say that the family was together for Thanksgiving, telling viewers they were “worried” about losing him too early. “Instead, they had a wonderful month with their father,” she said.
today com. cohost Savannah Guthrie He said Vieira was “in really good spirits” after Cohen's death.
“She was a beautiful and devoted wife to Richard and he adored Meredith,” Guthrie added. “Hanging out with them, they were like the most fun, entertaining, irreverent, cool couple you could ever spend time with.”
Christina Applegate, Selma Blair, Jamie Lyn Sigler, Jack Osbourne and many other celebrities have spoken out about coping with multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease. Applegate revealed in August 2021 that she had been diagnosed with this condition. “Hi friends. A few months ago, I was diagnosed with MS,” the Married… with Children via X(…) alum wrote.
In addition to the MS diagnosis Cohen received at age 25, he… He survived colon cancer twice.
Cohen previously revealed that he told the journalist about his MS diagnosis at his second appointment. The two married in 1986.
Meredith Vieira and Richard Cohen
Santiago Felipe/Getty Images“I told her about the disease because I learned the hard way to bring it to the table,” Cohen said during a 2019 interview with the magazine. Yahoo life. “And she really didn't blink.”
Vieira noted that MS “wasn't enough” to scare her.
She spoke frankly about her husband's illness during a separate interview with the people That same year, he told the publication that Cohen was “doing well.” At that time, he was also declared legally blind.
“It's a progressive disease, so you don't know what's going on from day to day,” Vieira said. “He needs a walker, and since he's been using it, he's much stronger. It was something he was afraid of, but it's been a blessing.”
The Hoda Kotb Show news coming out today is bittersweet for its hosts. “I just turned 60, and that was a landmark moment for me when I turned 60 because I started thinking about that decade, like, what does this decade mean? What does it hold? What will it be for me? Pole, (…)
The journalist noted that she and Cohen “allow each other to vent” during difficult times. (Veira left today in 2011 to spend more time with Cohen, but he continued Hosting various TV series Over the years including 25 words or less Game show.)
“That's part of the deal. Of course he's allowed to vent, because he has a chronic illness. But so do I,” she said. “Because there are days I can't stand it and the restrictions it puts on the whole family. It's good to say that. But we don't live.”
Cohen left behind his wife, Vieira (71 years old), and their three children, Benjamin (36 years old), Gabriel (34 years old), and Lily (32 years old).
