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liberaltrucker

(9,129 posts) Mon Oct 7, 2019, 02:14 PM Oct 2019

Alex Trebek says his pancreatic cancer may mean the end of his time at 'Jeopardy!'

https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/07/us/alex-trebek-pancreatic-cancer-hosting-trnd/index.html?utm_content=2019-10-07T16%3A09%3A03&utm_term=link&utm_source=twCNN&utm_medium=social

CNN)After months of battling pancreatic cancer, Alex Trebek is hinting that his long tenure as host of "Jeopardy!" may be nearing an end.
Trebek told CTV he has begun to get sores inside his mouth from the chemotherapy, which makes it difficult to enunciate. He sometimes hears himself slurring his words on the quiz show, he said.

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Alex Trebek says his pancreatic cancer may mean the end of his time at 'Jeopardy!' (Original Post) liberaltrucker Oct 2019 OP

He's put up a helluva fight True Dough Oct 2019 #1

Must be a... Mike Nelson Oct 2019 #2

My wife got that from her chemo, too DFW Oct 2019 #3

I'm not ready for him to go yet JuJuYoshida Oct 2019 #4

Well - he will be hard to replace rurallib Oct 2019 #5

True Dough

(17,305 posts)

1. He's put up a helluva fight

Reply to liberaltrucker (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 02:21 PM

Oct 2019

More strength than I think I could muster. Wish him well.

Mike Nelson

(9,959 posts)

2. Must be a...

Reply to liberaltrucker (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 02:47 PM

Oct 2019

... heckava job. I think he should retire and work on staying healthy and rested for many more years.

DFW

(54,404 posts)

3. My wife got that from her chemo, too

Reply to liberaltrucker (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 05:22 PM

Oct 2019

It's not an indication of the severity of the disease, but rather the severity of the treatment. Once the chemo stops, the sores go away. The big question is whether or not the chemo worked in the meantime.

JuJuYoshida

(2,215 posts)

4. I'm not ready for him to go yet

Reply to liberaltrucker (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 05:31 PM

Oct 2019

rurallib

(62,423 posts)

5. Well - he will be hard to replace

Reply to liberaltrucker (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 09:04 PM

Oct 2019

Thanks for all those years, Alex

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