Jeopardy host Alex Trebek has resumed chemotherapy after facing a setback with his cancer battle. The TV legend shocked fans in March when he announced that he’d been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. And while he quickly went back to work at Jeopardy and reported that the battle with the disease was going well, now he’s revealed it’s taken a scary turn.
“I was doing so well. And my numbers went down to the equivalent of a normal human being who does not have pancreatic cancer,” the 79-year-old told Good Morning America. “So we were all very optimistic. And they said, ‘Good, we’re gonna stop chemo, we’ll start you on immunotherapy.’”
In August, Alex had announced that his tumors had shrunk 50 percent and that he was optimistic about the prognosis going forward. But then his health suddenly tumbled in recent weeks.
“I lost about 12 pounds in a week,” he explained.
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“And my numbers went sky high, much higher than they were when I was first diagnosed. So, the doctors have decided that I have to undergo chemo again and that’s what I’m doing,” the Canada native said.
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He said that the treatment made him feel weak “all the time” and that he felt like “a bit of a wuss.” At the same time, he admitted, “There's nothing wrong with saying, ‘Hey, I'm really depressed today and I have no idea why.’”
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Alex said that dying doesn’t frightened him, since he’s lived an incredible life, saying “I realize that there is an end in sight for me, just as there is for everyone else.
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“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.’” he revealed.
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“Hey guys. I’m 79-years-old. I’ve had one hell of a good life. And I’ve enjoyed it … the thought of passing on doesn’t frighten me, it doesn’t. Other things do, the effect it will have on my loved ones … it makes me sad. But the thought of myself moving on, hey folks, it comes with the territory,” Alex explained.
“And my numbers went sky high, much higher than they were when I was first diagnosed. So, the doctors have decided that I have to undergo chemo again and that’s what I’m doing,” the Canada native said.
He said that the treatment made him feel weak “all the time” and that he felt like “a bit of a wuss.” At the same time, he admitted, “There's nothing wrong with saying, ‘Hey, I'm really depressed today and I have no idea why.’”
Alex said that dying doesn’t frightened him, since he’s lived an incredible life, saying “I realize that there is an end in sight for me, just as there is for everyone else.
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“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.’” he revealed.
Photo credit: INSTARImages
“Hey guys. I’m 79-years-old. I’ve had one hell of a good life. And I’ve enjoyed it … the thought of passing on doesn’t frighten me, it doesn’t. Other things do, the effect it will have on my loved ones … it makes me sad. But the thought of myself moving on, hey folks, it comes with the territory,” Alex explained.
