“Folks, I’m going to end the show early today. I’m going to tell you what happened last night because I’m having a bit of a rough time, as you can tell. I’m going to try to get through this unexpectedly. She fell down a flight of stairs. And I found out at about 4:43 in the morning,” Bongino said.

As he struggled to deal with his grief, Bongino went on to share how the experience had profoundly impacted him in other ways.

“For those of you who don’t believe in God, I’m not here to judge you…But I want to tell you something. I want to tell you in advance, I’m not crazy, o.k.?” he said. “Someone grabbed me. Like hugged me. Like a mom.”