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Katie Couric on Husband Jay's Death from Cancer: 'I Was Too Scared' to Talk to Him About Dying
When Katie Couric's husband Jay Monahan died of colon cancer at age 42, the loss was agonizing.
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More than two decades later, she still gets tears in her eyes when she talks about him.
In this week's cover story, the former Today co-anchor looks back on the "early days" of their romance, when she met the "handsome, young, mischievous" man she would marry.
But Couric also reflects on their struggles as a couple — and how differently she'd approach their last days together.
"I was so worried about letting go of hope, because I didn't want Jay to spend whatever time he had left just waiting to die," Couric, 64, tells PEOPLE about the difficult lesson she shares in her upcoming memoir Going There.
"I think it takes extraordinary courage to be able to face death, and I think I was too scared, honestly."
She expands on this thought in her book, writing, "I did eve