Sara Gore announced that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will be taking a leave of absence from her roles hosting NBC New York’s real estate show Open House and the lifestyle show New York Live for treatment.
“It just felt right to tell you myself, I was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and I’m going to be stepping away for treatment and surgery,” Gore, 49, said during the Thursday, April 30, episode of New York Live. “If I didn’t say that I was a little bit scared, I’d be lying.”
Given that her mother and her sister were also diagnosed with breast cancer, Gore said, “I always knew I was high-risk. I always assumed this day would come. But let me tell you, you are never ready.”
“For some reason, even when you catch it early because you’re doing everything right, it is an emotional blow,” Gore said, her voice catching. “I wasn’t ready for that. That actually really surprised me. It really stung.”
While she has to step away, Gore said she is “exactly where I need to be, and I’m surrounded by incredible doctors, and people who are taking such good care of me at home, thank you.”
As for her colleagues at work, whom she called “my family here,” she said, “I love you. I feel loved. I feel very supported.”
“As hard as this is, I am choosing to believe, at least for me, in this moment in time, that maybe there is a gift in this, even if I don’t fully understand what it is yet,” Gore continued. “I’m working on that part. If anything, it’s already a reminder of how precious life is and how important it is to focus on what really matters.”
Although she didn’t share details about her treatment, she said she will be taking “some time to rest and to heal.”
“I’m going to come back better than ever, and I’m going to see you on the other side of this,” Gore explained. “Thank you for all you’ve done.”
