Kathie Lee Gifford Wanted to Die Before Surgeries, Stem Cell Therapy

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Author, journalist, and former Today Show co-anchor Kathie Lee Gifford has something to share.

She was, until very recently, in deep physical agony.

Her chronic pain interfered with meeting fans. Worse, it made it hard for her to play with her grandchildren.

It reached a point where she wanted to die.

‘I’ve never abused [my body], I just used it’

Just over a year ago, Gifford underwent a hip replacement surgery.

Followed by that, she went under the knife again.

Gifford broke her arm just by rolling over onto it at an extremely odd angle, she says.

Another broken bone came from a fall on uneven pavement — which can lead to catastrophic injuries even to someone who is not in her 70s.

When Gifford realized how far her depth perception had fallen, she underwent cataract surgery.

“You have to have a sense of humor about everything,” Gifford told People.

She expressed: “Thank God I’ve never lost that, even in my bleakest moments. I’m a tough broad.”

Even so, she is the first to admit that she’s put wear and tear on her body over the years.

“I’ve never abused [my body], I just used it,” Gifford explained.

In other words, she’s saying that she’s been so active that it’s taken a toll. That’s one of the grim truths of bodies and age — you need to be just the right amount of active.