Fox News’ Janice Dean announced Wednesday that she’s taking time off to heal from health issues.
Dean, the conservative network’s senior meteorologist who appears on “Fox & Friends,” wrote on Facebook:
“I wanted to let you all know that I’m taking a break from work (and social media) for a bit. I’m ok, but I’ve had some health issues that require rest and time to heal. My bosses at Fox have been kind and understanding, and I feel blessed to be able to take a break to be with my family.”
Dean said her recent Roman vacation with husband Sean Newman “was a good place to start healing spiritually, and now I have to get back to feeling healthy and strong.”
“I’ve always been up front and honest about my life, and I felt I owed you an explanation of my absence,” she continued. “But, I will be back. Grateful to you all for the kind words.”
Dean began with Fox News in 2004. She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2005.
“I remember just feeling all of it was going to end: that my boyfriend was going to leave me, that I would be in a wheelchair, and I wouldn’t be able to do my job at Fox,” she told People in 2024. “All of my dreams kind of came crashing down.”
Decades later, “I’m still standing,” she said. “Better than standing. And I sometimes think I’m a better person because of the diagnosis, if that makes any sense. This made me realize what was important in life, like your health and your family and your support system.”
Dean, a mother of two, has also said she received encouragement from former Fox News colleague and fellow MS patient Neil Cavuto.