{"id":21264,"date":"2025-01-07T19:11:14","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T19:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=21264"},"modified":"2025-01-07T19:11:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T19:11:14","slug":"21264","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsx48.info\/?p=21264","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meredith Vieira and Richard Cohen visit SiriusXM Studios on May 7, 2018 in New York City | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Cohen had battled multiple sclerosis for over five decades and successfully overcame two cancer diagnoses. His openness and advocacy helped bring awareness to the challenges faced by those with chronic conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Additionally, he authored several books about his health experiences, sharing stories to help others. “I think too many people stay closed and don\u2019t tell the truth,” he\u00a0said<\/u><\/a> during a 2014 appearance on “Today.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meredith Vieira and Richard Cohen attend the 8th Annual Exploring the Arts Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on September 29, 2014 in New York City | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Cohen and Vieira shared 38 years of marriage and\u00a0three children<\/u><\/a>: sons Ben and Gabe, and daughter Lily. The author shared in\u00a0past interviews<\/u><\/a>\u00a0that he revealed his condition early in his relationship to the former “Today” anchor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Meredith Vieira and Richard Cohen with their children Lily Cohen, Ben Cohen and Gabe Cohen during the 31st Annual MS Dinner of Champions on September 16, 2005 | Source: Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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