Life Whoopi Goldberg ‘OK’ after battling pneumonia, sepsis: ‘I came very, very close’ to death March 8, 2019Erin Jensen, USA TODAYComments Off on Whoopi Goldberg ‘OK’ after battling pneumonia, sepsis: ‘I came very, very close’ to death "I am up and moving around, not as fast as I'd like to be. But I am OK, not dead," Whoopi Goldberg said, providing an update on her pneumonia battle.