Prior to being rushed to the hospital, it was a normal day.
Sajak went through his normal morning routine and went on his daily walk with his daughter Maggie.
After the walk, however, he began experiencing intense stomach pain that wouldn’t relent.
Only two and a half hours passed between the pain’s onset and the beginning of surgery.
Sajak remained off-camera and focused on recovery for the next three weeks.
Vanna White took over as the lead host for the first time.
It took them a while, but some medication eventually started working and blocked out the pain.
During this time, he said he could hear his family talking to each other but it sounded distant.
“They were talking to each other.
And I remember thinking, not in a morbid way, ‘I think this must be death.
This must be what death is like.'”
While he thought death was approaching, he said he wasn’t worried for himself.
“I didn’t feel badly about dying.
I felt badly that they were gonna have to deal with the aftermath.
As it turned out, I was just high,” he explained on Good Morning America.
The medication was working, and eventually, the surgery did too.
Sajak was set for recovery, and within a month, he was back on the show.
The future for Sajak
Pat Sajak’s health issues were nearly fatal.
They were relieved when he came out on the other side in great shape.
Sajak has been back on “Wheel of Fortune” ever since his doctors cleared him.
Sajakfilled in the blanks about his futureby announcing his retirement after season 41 onTwitter.
This announcement stirred questions about what’s next and whether or notVanna White will replace him as host.
As for now, Sajak remains the host.
Cheers to you."
