A year ago, Alex Trebek revealed to the world that he has Stage IV Pancreatic cancer. The survival rate for someone who has it, to make it a year is just 18%. As you can see, he is one of the 18%. That is why he chose now to give us an update on his health.
“I’d be lying if I said the journey had been an easy one. There were some good days, but a lot of not-so-good days. I joked with friends that the cancer won’t kill me, the chemo treatments will.
“There were moments of great pain, days when certain bodily functions no longer functioned and sudden, massive attacks of great depression that made me wonder if it really was worth fighting on.”
However, those feelings did not last long because he did not want to betray the people who love and care for him. One of those groups of people is others who are also going through cancer. He has some advice for them, “If I, no, we, because so many of us are involved in this same situation, if we take it just one day at a time with a positive attitude, anything is possible.”
That is why his doctor told him that even though the 2-year survival rate is only 7%, his physician is “certain Trebek will be there getting an update from him.
I guess you can say he is out of Jeopardy. Only from cancer and not the show that he hosts.
Seriously, he is a role model because he shows us that we do have a chance of beating even the most incurable of cancers. I will take, that is inspiring news for $2,000, Alex.
The other night on Jeopardy, they had a category called Band Emojis. Which is exactly as it sounds. They combined emojis to create band names. It is really easy, and lots of fun. So much so, I decided to try it out myself.
Yesterday on Jeopardy, they had a whole category dedicated to Survivor, and Jeff Probst read the questions. They did this in honor of the competition show celebrating its 40th season and 20th year on television.
When they were done with the category (that I totally sucked at), Alex Trebeck had something to say. He told the cameras, “I can’t believe that Survivor has been on the air four years longer than Jeopardy. And Jeff has not changed one bit in appearance. And look at me. I need a break.”
After the break, he had something else to say, “I am feeling so relieved. I found out during the commercial break that Survivor, although it’s in its 40th season right now, it’s only in its 20th year. So I’m feeling like I am looking pretty good, after all.” I will take, that he is for $2,000.
The tribe has spoken, and Alex Trebeck is such a treasure. How can you not love him? It is nice to see him make a joke at his expense, and then a better one when it wasn’t.
Several people got their starts at Second City like Tina Fey, John Candy, Steve Carrell, Mike Myers, Bonnie Hunt, Stephen Colbert, and so many more. Jeopardy thought the 50-year-old comedy troupe would make a great category and they were right.
I thought I had a chance of acing it because I got the $200 answer right. However, that is where it stopped. The $400 one blew my mind and stumped the contestants. The rest I knew, but could not remember the names. However, it was still fun learning from something I thought I should have known. How well did you do?
We know that NYC drops a huge crystal ball on New Year’s Eve, but what city drops a potato? Jeopardy asked that question and four others about midnight traditions to celebrate the start of the year across the country.
I am a NYC snob, so I thought everyone dropped the ball. I guess you can say; I dropped the ball on that fact. Therefore, I found this category really interesting. Plus, I learned something new today. For those of you who made that resolution, you have completed it for today.
