Alex Trebek diagnosed with cancer...

DarthMaeglin
DarthMaeglin Toronto Posts: 2,994
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Sad news that Alex Trebek was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.  The announcement's on Jeopardy's youtube channel.

https://globalnews.ca/news/5028385/jeopardy-alex-trebek-pancreatic/
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,279
    not long for this world.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • DarthMaeglin
    DarthMaeglin Toronto Posts: 2,994
    Wobbie said:
    not long for this world.
    Unfortunately, likely not.  This cancer took my uncle/godfather a couple years ago, fortunately he had good treatment and lived for another year after his diagnosis, hopefully Trebek will have the same or more.
    "The world is full of idiots and I am but one of them."

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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,279
    no cancer is good (I know) but this is one of, if not the, worst.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    Just horrible.
  • BIGDaddyWil
    BIGDaddyWil Michigan Posts: 3,080
    .....bummer news!!! FUCK cancer!!
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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,813
    I was never a fan ...until today.  Fight on , Alex!
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    #FuckCancer
    Super sad to hear. I'm sure he'll fight the good fight, and wish him the best. That is a brutal diagnosis / prognosis to be facing.
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  • njnancy
    njnancy Posts: 5,096
    Sad news. 

    Pain in your back that comes around to your abdomen is a sign not to ignore. 

    My sister died within 3 months of diagnosis. It sucks.
  • Hi!
    Hi! Posts: 3,095
    I was just talking with my Dad who seen this on the evening news and apparently Alex said something along the lines of, “I have to beat this. I have three years left on my contract.” Setting a good example for sure. 

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  • PJ_Soul
    PJ_Soul Vancouver, BC Posts: 50,674
    Oh no. There is no way he's going to last very long with that. How sad. He's a bit of a Canadian icon. I think he's been struggling with this for a while - I remember reading he had cancer quite some time ago, although it wasn't as serious as it is now, and that was linked to word that he was going to retire. I assume they were waiting until it got really bad to make a formal announcement.
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  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Didn't he have cancer prior to this or am I imagining that?
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  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    That sucks.  The best game show on TV.
    Give Peas A Chance…
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,026
    His last medical issue was brain surgery which is when the talk of him retiring happened. Unrelated to this 
  • Meltdown99
    Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739

    Give Peas A Chance…
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,663
    Damn.  Jeopardy was one of the last things my Mom's brain could still take in at 85 and almost gone.  I love the guy for that. 
    Best wishes, Alex.
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  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,410
    Jeopardy was, is and always will be my favorite game show. Alex has always been a great host and overall person. I grew up watching that everyday. It was always fun to play along and see how high I could score. I hope he finds some peace and comfort through all of this. 
    It's a hopeless situation...
  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,892
    Cancer sucks.
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,395
    Meltdown99 said:

    Awful.

    I do hope that he beats it.

    I'll be rooting for him.
  • njnancy
    njnancy Posts: 5,096
    brianlux said:
    Damn.  Jeopardy was one of the last things my Mom's brain could still take in at 85 and almost gone.  I love the guy for that. 
    Best wishes, Alex.
    My mom is just a year younger than yours. You are a lucky man to have her in your life for so long 

    My mom watches Jeopardy religiously also. I love the show but I am way too competitive. My mom can't hear and I'm yelling out answers before she can read the CC :lol:

    Siblings - 41 and 54; Dad - 67. Maybe I have hope with Mom's genes.   My sister had a stroke, on her birthday, and then another stroke within a month. Didn't find out she had cancer till she was in ICU about a month later. Don't know how long she or her husband knew about it. 

    He could have years left, be one of the lucky ones that beat it...his attitude is good. Pancreatic cancer is a bitch though. 




  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    edited March 2019
    Alex came through our town a few years go to ride the Scenic railroad train and record clues for the show.  I was obviosuly not in attendance but from what I gathered from the folks in local government that I know is that he was genuinely passionate in doing his research and studying the history of the Western Maryland Railway and was extremely excited to cross "driving a steam engine" off his bucket list.

    I can't say it any better than tbergs so I'll echo the sentiment. Jeopardy is, was, and always will be my favorite game show.  In the span of my lifetime so far, there is no other show that I've watched more.  When I was a kid it was a family ritual.  I even remember the first time I got a Final Jeopardy clue correct that my dad did not.  I was in 7th grade and the clue alluded to which Beatle was the first to have a #1 song as a solo artist. (Who is George Harrison?)

    Pancreatic cancer has a very low survival rate as we all know, and that he's a stage 4 patient does not bode well.  It is treatable and one can live with it for longer than expected but it's a son of a bitch for certain.  A friend of mine was diagnosed with stage 3 pancreatic cancer about 4 years ago. He is still living but his health has deteriorated to a point that he basically has no immune system and often cannot hold any type of diet down. Here is to hoping that Alex has the best care and is able to survive as long as my friend has.


    Alex Trebek boarding the engine of Western Maryland Scenic Railroad #734, "Mountain Thunder," in May 2011.
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