Barbara Walters Makes Personal Announcement This Morning on 'The View'

Barbara Walters Makes Personal Announcement This Morning on 'The View'

NEW YORK, May 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Barbara Walters announced this morning on "The View" the following:

"YOU KNOW HOW HEALTHY I HAVE BEEN - NEVER MISSED A DAY'S WORK. LATER THIS WEEK, I AM GOING TO HAVE SURGERY TO REPLACE ONE FAULTY HEART VALVE. LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE DONE THIS. I HAVE KNOWN OF THIS CONDITION FOR A WHILE NOW AND MY DOCTORS AND I HAVE DECIDED THAT THIS IS THE BEST TIME TO DO THE SURGERY. SINCE THE SUMMER IS COMING UP, I CAN TAKE A NICE VACATION.

EARLIER THIS MORNING, I TOLD MY WONDERFUL PALS HERE, AS I AM NOW TELLING YOU, AND IT WILL BE A SURPRISE TO MANY FRIENDS. BUT I THOUGHT IT BEST NOT TO TALK ABOUT IT TOO FAR IN ADVANCE. I LOVE YOU ALL."

No further statements will be made at this time, says Cindi Berger, PMK BNC.

Source: PMK BNC

CONTACT: Cindi Berger, PMK BNC, Cindi.Berger@pmkbnc.com,
+1-212-582-1111, or Karl Nilsson, ABC/"The View", Karl.T.Nilsson@abc.com,
+1-212-456-7955, or Jeffrey Schneider, ABC News, jeffrey.schneider@abc.com,
+1-212-456-3587

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