Host Larry King lost two children: they died three weeks apart
'24.08.2020'
Source: Spletnik
Summer 2020 was the scariest summer in King's life. In July, he lost his son, and in August, his daughter. Spletnik.
Legendary American TV presenter Larry King told his Instagram subscribers about the bereavement - King buried two children a few weeks apart.
On July 28, his adopted son, 65-year-old Andy King, died of a heart attack, and the TV presenter's daughter, 52-year-old Chaya King, died three days ago. According to King himself, doctors recently diagnosed her with lung cancer.
“Losing them seems so wrong. No parent should bury a child, ”wrote King on Instagram, thanking all those who were not indifferent for their sympathy.
Chaia was born King's marriage to Playboy model Aline Akins (King was married eight times, twice to Akins). Andy is Akins' son from a previous relationship. When he married a model for the first time, King adopted him.
King is survived by three children - sons Larry Jr., Cannon and Chance.
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Now the TV presenter is 86 years old. In April last year, he suffered a second heart attack (the TV presenter's first heart attack happened in 1987), and a month later he also suffered a stroke, which almost led to death. In 1999, King overcame prostate cancer and was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2017.
“The doctors discovered I had lung cancer at an early stage. I had an operation in a Los Angeles clinic. When they showed me my last X-ray of the chest, and it turned out to be clean, it was funny to see that where there used to be a speck, now it is not, ”the TV presenter said then.
Today, King continues to work - he hosts his author show Larry King Now. King's program has been listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the longest running television show with a permanent host.
