Dan Bongino, top-rated conservative podcaster and former Fox News star, shared some heart-wrenching news with his fans during his show on Friday.

To open his show, Bongino informed listeners and viewers he would be ending it early after his mother’s unexpected passing.

“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.

When 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.”

He went on to try and describe what he felt in a rational way.

“I’m telling you, it was real. I actually jumped up. I know it sounds crazy, but I was looking for my gu:n. And I started looking around the house…” he told listeners.

“She called me Danny, the only one, no one else on planet Earth besides my mom. Calls me Danny, and now no one else does at all,” he recounted. “As I sat this morning, in my own shower, hunched over, kind of crying a little bit, I’ve never believed more in the power of Jesus.”

Bongino then concluded: “I’ll let you guys know about the show tomorrow…but obviously, I have to bury her, and my brothers and I, so we got some stuff to take care of.”