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Anonymous ID: 9b6e27 Sept. 15, 2020, 5:44 p.m. No.10661817   🗄️.is 🔗kun

https://www.today.com/health/savannah-guthrie-shares-update-after-recent-eye-surgery-t187600

Savannah Guthrie shares update after eye surgery: 'I started to cry, I was so grateful'

Savannah Guthrie can now see clearly for the first time months, an achievement she says brought her to tears post-surgery.

The TODAY co-anchor underwent cataract surgery Monday, her second eye procedure since November, when when her son, Charley, now 3, accidentally struck her with a toy train.

On TODAY Thursday, the mother of two opened up to Hoda Kotb and Carson Daly about her surgery, saying it was a success and her vision has already improved.

"I see close up really well," Savannah shared. "I can’t even believe it. I cried actually. It was so overwhelming and such a relief. And I think in the next week or two I’ll be able to see far away better once I get a prescription pair of glasses."

She added that she'll be able to see further away in the next week or so after she's prescribed new glasses to help.

Savannah then described the moment she removed the bandage from her eye a day after the procedure.

"Tuesday morning, I went in and they took it off and … handed me something to read, and I could see it, even the tiniest little print, and it was so bright," she said. "I was so grateful."

The emotion really kicked in when Savannah left the doctor's office with her husband, Michael Feldman.

"Mike and I walked out, and on the street corner, I just started sobbing because I was so glad. And I think what doctors do is amazing, and I’m so lucky," she added. "This was cataract surgery. People get it every day. It’s not even anything super-duper special, but boy, is it special to me."

The goal was to repair a blurry spot in her vision, which developed after she had retinal attachment surgery in December. Cataract surgery is common after retinal attachment surgery, but Savannah's had to be delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

"It's been a long time. I'm super excited," Savannah said Monday on TODAY before heading out for the operation. "I feel like it's Christmas morning because if they remove this cataract, I'll really be able to see, and I've had a hard time seeing."

She also shared with viewers how her vision has been in recent months months.

"It's kind of distorted, and then it's got a wavy thing, and then now I have this cataract, which is a big blurry spot," she explained. "Once they remove that blur, I think it will be a lot better."

Anonymous ID: 9b6e27 Sept. 15, 2020, 6:09 p.m. No.10662088   🗄️.is 🔗kun

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/09/cca27e0fe605-us-eager-to-cooperate-with-japan-as-it-awaits-new-prime-minister.html

U.S. eager to cooperate with Japan as it awaits new prime minister

The U.S. government said Tuesday it is paying attention to Japan's process of selecting a successor to outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and that it is eager to continue to cooperate on various regional and global issues.

While reiterating U.S. appreciation for Abe's years of effort in championing the bilateral alliance, a State Department spokesperson said in a statement, "We are watching the process of selecting a new prime minister with great interest."

"We look forward to continuing our work with the government of Japan, a steadfast ally, across our broad agenda of regional and global issues," the official said, reaffirming the alliance as "the cornerstone of peace, security, and prosperity in the Indo-Pacific region."

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, 71, a longtime Abe loyalist, is set to be elected as the next prime minister in a parliamentary vote Wednesday after winning a landslide victory in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership race on Monday.

Abe has served for nearly eight years beginning in December 2012, but said in late August that he will step down due to a chronic health issue.