'Christmas miracle': Nancy Grace reveals mother, 89, is home following COVID-19 hospitalization

Charles Trepany, USA TODAY
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Nancy Grace says her elderly mother has returned from the hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 earlier this month.

The Fox Nation host gave the update in a video posted to social media Tuesday.

"CHRISTMAS MIRACLE!" Grace wrote on Twitter. "My mom is home from Covid unit! Christmas prayers answered! Thank you for your prayers and emails!!"

In the accompanying video, Grace thanked her fans for praying for her mom, Elizabeth, who turned 89 while hospitalized with COVID-19.

"I want to thank you so much for all of your prayers and your good wishes while I and my family fought COVID and continue to fight it," she said. "The good news is, my mother turned 89 in the COVID ward, but we just brought her home. She's with us, and we're all together, so thank you. Thank you, and merry Christmas."

Grace also shared a photo of herself and her kids standing beside her mother, who sits in a chair.

USA TODAY has reached out to Grace's representative for further comment.

Earlier this month, Grace tested positive for COVID-19, along with her husband, David Linch, their 13-year-old twins, John David and Lucy Elizabeth and her mother.

The Daily Mail was the first to report that Elizabeth received a positive diagnosis on Dec. 7. The rest of the family tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 9, according to the Daily Mail. Grace's representative Josh Sabarra confirmed the reports to USA TODAY at the time.

Upon her diagnosis, Grace told the outlet she experienced an "ongoing cough and flu-like symptoms" while her husband had "severe headaches." The two also lost their sense of smell.

Their children had milder symptoms of headaches and sore throats.

"David, the twins and I, will continue to isolate at home while we recover and we look forward to Mom coming home as soon as we are all better," she told the Daily Mail after her diagnosis.

She cautioned others to take the pandemic seriously. "Covid is no joke, we thought we had done everything right. Please keep wearing masks, social distancing and stay safe – no family should go through this."

Fox Nation's Nancy Grace tests positive for COVID-19 along with husband, kids, 88-year-old mother

Contributing: Jenna Ryu

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