Whoopi Goldberg on bout with pneumonia: 'I came very, very close to leaving the Earth'

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- "The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg is on the mend from an awful bout of pneumonia.

She made the announcement Friday morning in a video posted to "The View" Twitter account. 

In the video she said she she's "okay," and she's up and movinf around."

She said, "I came very, very close to leaving the Earth. Good news, I didn’t. Thank you for all of your good wishes."

Get well soon, Whoopi!