Katie Couric lives a life filled with joy, but she recently opened up about one of her biggest regrets. The journalist talked with USA Today about what she wishes she had done differently during the illness of her first husband, Jay Monahan.
Monahan and Couric wed in June 1989 and welcomed two daughters, Elinor and Caroline. In April 1997, Monahan was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer at the age of 41. Less than a year later, in January 1998, Monahan died.
In talking with USA Today, Couric reflected, "He missed seeing his daughters grow up. He missed watching Ellie get married. He missed seeing Carrie, you know, be Phi Beta Kappa at Stanford. He'd be so proud of both of them."
When Monahan was diagnosed, Couric worked as a caregiver to stay positive and hold onto hope he would recover.
Looking back, she admits, "My biggest regret, I think, was that I never really talked to my husband about the possibility that he might die, quite frankly. We never had those hard conversations."
Couric shared she wished they had reached out to a professional who could have guided them through that. At the time, she remembers, "The only way I knew to deal with Jay's illness was to not give up hope and keep saying, 'We'll figure this out.'"
"There are a lot of things I never talked to Jay about because I couldn't deal with bringing up the possibility that he wouldn't be around," Couric told the media outlet. She added, "As a caregiver, that's probably my biggest regret."
In the years since Monahan's death, Couric has become a fierce advocate for colon cancer screening and awareness. She remarried in 2014 and is now enjoying being a grandmother.
She suggested, "I think when you lose somebody like that, it makes you grateful to be at every chapter of your life, that you actually have multiple chapters to appreciate and enjoy."
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