“Most people didn’t know Al was very, very, very sick, ” Roberts, 62. “This fantastic team, led by two doctors, had to figure out what was happening. His medical state was unknown for a few weeks. And it was the most terrifying, chaotic journey we’d ever had.”
Roker was being treated at the NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Following surgery, his medical team discovered two bleeding ulcers. His colon was resected, his gallbladder was removed, and surgery on his duodenum, a section of the small intestine, was performed.
