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NFT: Alex Trebek Says He’s in a New Round of Chemotherapy

Stan in LA : 9/17/2019 2:35 pm
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In the interview, Mr. Trebek, 79, explained that he had recently lost 12 pounds in a week and that his health had suffered after his first bout of chemotherapy ended in August. He said he was at times overwhelmed with fatigue and surges of depression.

“I realize that there is an end in sight for me, just as there is for everyone else,” Mr. Trebek said. “One line that I have used with our staff in recent weeks and months is, that when I do pass on, one thing they will not say at my funeral is, ‘Oh, he was taken from us too soon.’”

In the interview on Tuesday, he reiterated his promise to keep working, saying he had no plans to stop hosting the show.

“As long as I can walk out and greet the audience and the contestants and run the game, I’m happy,” he said.

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A model for us all  
Vanzetti : 9/17/2019 2:38 pm : link
Who would have thought that this mild mannered guy would show such a fighting spirit?
Everyone is rooting for you, Alex!!!!!!  
GiantBlue : 9/17/2019 2:47 pm : link
Fight and beat this bastard cancer!!!!!

It is a pleasure watching you on Jeopardy each night.

I hope you live another 20 years!!!!

pancreatic cancer is the worst  
Matt in SGS : 9/17/2019 2:48 pm : link
my mother in law was diagnosed in 2011 and passed away about 9 months later. The chemo usually "works" on the initial rounds, but the cancer is so aggressive that it keeps coming and ultimately spreads. Awful disease.
Prayers  
AcidTest : 9/17/2019 4:04 pm : link
to him. His fighting spirit is indomitable.
he's definitely handling it  
santacruzom : 9/17/2019 4:38 pm : link
better than this guy did
Loved Ones Recall Local Man's Cowardly Battle With Cancer - ( New Window )
whoa  
santacruzom : 9/17/2019 4:38 pm : link
is it just me or did the BBI font just change dramatically?
I lost my father  
johnnyb : 9/17/2019 4:42 pm : link
2 1/2 years ago to pancreatic cancer. He was diagnosed in February and passed in late April. Horrible disease. I root for Alex Trebek. He has been a part of our early evening for what seems like forever.
RE: I lost my father  
AcidTest : 9/17/2019 4:48 pm : link
In comment 14584269 johnnyb said:
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2 1/2 years ago to pancreatic cancer. He was diagnosed in February and passed in late April. Horrible disease. I root for Alex Trebek. He has been a part of our early evening for what seems like forever.


My condolences for your loss. Prayers to your father, you, and your entire family. RIP. God bless.
Didn't he..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 9/17/2019 5:55 pm : link
come out just before this season to say he's cancer free and looking forward to the new season?
RE: he's definitely handling it  
Phil S : 9/17/2019 6:22 pm : link
In comment 14584247 santacruzom said:
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better than this guy did Loved Ones Recall Local Man's Cowardly Battle With Cancer - ( New Window )


What an awful memorial for someone. I wouldn’t judge someone struggling and losing their life. Why go out of his way to put someone who suffered and died down.
RE: RE: he's definitely handling it  
Vanzetti : 9/17/2019 8:04 pm : link
In comment 14584525 Phil S said:
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In comment 14584247 santacruzom said:


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better than this guy did Loved Ones Recall Local Man's Cowardly Battle With Cancer - ( New Window )



What an awful memorial for someone. I wouldn’t judge someone struggling and losing their life. Why go out of his way to put someone who suffered and died down.


It’s The Onion. It’s not real
As side note  
Stan in LA : 9/18/2019 5:10 pm : link
Jeopardy's announcer, Johnny Gilbert, is 95!
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