Savannah Guthrie is recovering at home after undergoing surgery to remove vocal cord nodules and a polyp, a procedure she’d quietly prepared viewers for before disappearing from the “Today” desk. On Instagram, the 54-year-old anchor held up a whiteboard that read, “All good! Thanks for prayers and love,” confirming she can’t talk yet but is firmly on the mend. Her caption, promising “see you soon,” reassured millions who’d noticed her voice growing raspy and strained on air for months.

Colleagues and fans flooded her with support, from Sheinelle Jones — who had the same surgery and gifted Savannah the now-famous whiteboard — to viewers begging her to “heal fast and come back.” Guthrie, ever the optimist, has joked that vocal rest is “Christmas coming early” for her family, as husband Michael Feldman and their two kids rally around her. For now, the house is quieter, the messages are written, and one of TV’s most familiar voices is learning that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is go silent so you can return stronger.