Alex Trebek
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I'm such a fan of the show, and he is just the consummate professional. So very sad.
this hit me hard yesterday. my wife and I watch Jeopardy almost every day, catch up via dvr when we don't. Alex is one of the best.
I watch Jeopardy nearly daily.
Can't imagine that show without Trebek at the helm.
I'm rooting for him.
Can't imagine that show without Trebek at the helm.
I'm rooting for him.
Very sad. It's one of the shows I watch when I get home. When I know a few answers in the row, I smile. Like @ReliableOstrich said I don't know what the show will be without him.
It does give one a small sense of achievement.
and then you get hit with the daily double in Elizabethan poetry ~~~
Well done, I burst out laughing.It does give one a small sense of achievement.
and then you get hit with the daily double in Elizabethan poetry ~~~
Pancreatic cancer is pretty much a death sentence. I know a wealthy guy who threw a lot of money at the best treatment,(Mayo, etc.). He was dead in six months.
You didn't phrase that as a question...
At stage 4, my mother was told she had 4-6 months.
And she lived 4 1/2 months and died at 69. It is a death sentence, sadly.
Very sorry to hear this. My father in law was diagnosed with Stage 4 Pancreatic cancer 7 years ago and died 6 weeks later. Unfortunately, Pancreatic Cancer has the highest mortality rate of all cancers (something like 91%). The reason for this is that by the time an individual becomes symptomatic, it’s typically at a late stage already. There doesn’t appear to be reliable preventative diagnostics at this point like some other cancers (e.g. Breast, Prostate, skin, etc), if any. I’m pulling for Alex!
My dad had conflicting tests around his bile ducts and wound up getting the Whipple procedure, which is the same thing they do to try to fight pancreatic cancer. They found that he did have it when they did the procedure. Unfortunately, he passed away from complications (sepsis) of the procedure itself.
My wife's mom was diagnosed in December, went directly to hospice and passed about 2 months later.
My wife's mom was diagnosed in December, went directly to hospice and passed about 2 months later.
My aunt was diagnosed three years ago at age 86. She has a Whipple procedure performed and is still going strong. The procedure removes a portion of the pancreas, small intestine, gal bladder and then reconnect the rest of the pancreas. She still has to go through chemo but her margins have been clear.
