“I just wanted to go home” Kathie Lee Gifford reveals painful health battle

Kathie Lee Gifford just opened up about a hip so damaged her own doctor was stunned She'd been walking on it at all and the honesty behind this story is way more powerful than any headline could capture During a candid interview with Sean Hannity Gifford revisited comments She'd made about once feeling ready to go home to Jesus admitting the thought genuinely crossed her mind more than once She described stacking grief on top of grief over the years including losing her husband football legend and broadcaster Frank Gifford back in 2015 but the physical toll turned out to be just as brutal as the emotional one Gifford revealed she welcomed five grandchildren within just three years and couldn't even properly hold them because her pain had become so severe She described crawling to the bathroom before finally getting her hip replaced and said her surgeon told her afterward It was one of the worst hips he'd ever seen Genuinely asking her how she'd even been functioning day to day Beyond the health update Gifford reflected on a career that spanned decades From co-hosting live with Regis and Kathie Lee for 15 years to spending 11 years alongside Hoda Cobb on the Today Show's fourth hour She's also built a whole second chapter as an author Writing memoirs children's books and recently a biblical historical work called Nero and Paul Faith clearly threads through everything. She shared Gifford talked about praying for Howard Stern for three decades Being there for Regis Philbin before his passing and calling the late Billy Graham one of her closest friends She even recalled Graham's advice to her over the years Telling her to stay out of politics entirely and simply focus on her own gifts and calling it's a genuinely moving look behind a decades-long career showing that even someone this beloved and Accomplished has quietly carried real physical and emotional pain along the way Wishing Kathie Lee continued healing and strength. What's a moment of resilience that stuck with you? Share it below