In March 2020, Carolyn had to spend several days away from the WCNC-TV headquarters in Charlotte, N.C. as she started showing severe flu-like symptoms, like bodily chills and a fever.

"I woke up in the middle of the night one week ago with the worst headache I've ever had," she explained in a segment. "My body ached, really bad chills, a fever of 102 degrees."

As Carolyn shared, she asked for some medical advice, but her doctors ruled out the possibility of a regular flu or strep throat. As she explained, she was also tested for COVID-19. She was still awaiting the results when the segment was filmed. It's understood that she didn't share further updates.