‘The View’s Sara Haines breaks down while announcing ‘brutal’ family loss

Sara Haines became emotional on “The View” while revealing that her father-in-law had died after spending a week in hospice care.

The ABC daytime talk show, 48, cohost returned Thursday, Sept. 17, after unexpectedly missing the previous day’s episode, telling viewers she wanted to explain her absence.

“I wanted to share why I was missing yesterday,” Haines said. “My father-in-law passed away.”

Haines said the family knew his death was approaching but that the reality of the loss unleashed emotions she had been carrying while trying to support her husband, Max Shifrin.

“He’s been in hospice for a week, so we knew this was coming, but I think the second that landed, it kind of allowed a load to carry for so long to just, like… gush out,” she said.

Shifrin had been away from home during his father’s final days, Haines explained. He has since returned to be with Haines and their children.

“Max has been gone. He hasn’t seen the kids, and now he’s finally back, and we’re pouring love into him,” Haines said.

Haines described her father-in-law as the “most important person” in her husband’s life, saying she understood their close relationship from the beginning of her…

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