Carson Dalyisn’t taking a second of life for granted.
The Voicehost sat down for a chat with hisTodayco-hostHoda Kotbon Wednesday, during which they discussed their New Year’s resolutions for 2019. For Daly, the magnitude of those annual promises has changed a bit since the deaths of his mother and stepfather five weeks apart in 2017.
“I don’t want to get morbid, but you know I lost my parents [about] a year and a half ago, so in the new year, I think more macro now,” said Daly, 45, whose motherPattie Daly Carusodied on Sept. 17, 2017, of a heart attack, while his stepfatherRichard Carusodied that October after a battle with bone cancer.
“I think bigger than just the weight, the food — all that stuff is every day. We all struggle with that, we all do the best we can,” he continued onToday. “My new thing is compartmentalizing.”
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Hoda Kotb and Carson Daly.
The formerTotal Request Livehost — who’s dad to daughtersLondon Rose, 4, andEtta Jones, 6, plus sonJackson James, 9½ — explained to hisTodayco-host, “As a parent … We’re always looking so far forward in our calendar to find a moment of happiness, if you will, of relief from life.”
“My thing is just 24 hours,” Daly said. “Now I wake up and I’m like, ‘Thank you God, I got a new day, a fresh day. How can I be the best husband, the best father, the best coworker, the best fellow citizen? I’ve got today. I’ve got right now, in this moment.’ ”
“When I play with my kid, I play with him every day,” he went on. “Losingmy folks, the fragility of life, we [forget] … it’s so crazy. I can’t believe I’m 45. I can’t believe I’ve been in Time Square for 20 years. I can’t believe I’m on theTodayshow.”
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This past September, the star paid tribute to Daly Caruso in anemotional Instagram post, saying he’s still “reeling” from the news that his mother died the night of the 2017Emmy Awards.
“1 year later I’m still reeling over the loss,” he captioned a photo of himself smiling alongside his mother. “I slept in the same exact hotel bed last night where I got the call. At The Emmys. Surreal.”
“I miss you everyday and love you always,” Daly continued. “I don’t know why you’re gone, but I’mpositive we will be together again. This love is too strong.”
source: people.com
