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“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek says that he is undergoing another round of chemotherapy.

In an interview with “GMA,” Trebek told ABC News' T.J. Holmes that his doctors have decided to have him undergo chemo again after he lost a large amount of weight and his numbers sky rocketed right after finishing his first round of treatment for stage 4 pancreatic cancer.

“I was doing so well. And my numbers went down to the equivalent of a normal human being who does not have pancreatic cancer. So we were all very optimistic. And they said, 'Good, we're gonna stop chemo, we'll start you on immunotherapy,'" he said before, "I lost about 12 pounds in a week. 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."

Trebek talked about how cancer has taken a toll on his body saying sometimes it’s “excruciating pain” and other times “fatigue.”

“Cancer is mysterious in more ways than one,” he said.

The game show host also revealed his battle with depression that started when he was first diagnosed saying that sometimes he feels a “surge of sadness” and “depression.”

“When it happened early on I was down on myself,” he told “GMA.” “I didn’t realize how fallible each of us is in his or her own way … I talk to the audience sometimes and I get teary eyed for no reason. I don’t even bother to explain it anymore, I just experience it. I know it's a part of who I am and I just keep going.”


https://www.goodmorningamerica...numbers-sky-65651536


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That is so very sad. I wish him the best but fear that won’t help.


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My Orlando grandchildren love Jeopardy so much that it's easy to get them ready for bed. Just tell them, "Hurry up, or you'll miss Jeopardy!" Whenever Alex Trebek's time comes, and I hope it's a long time away, they'll be very sad.

It's surprising when you think about how much a part of our lives TV stars become, especially those on daily shows that can become a part of a family's routine.

That's certainly how my sister and I became so crazy about Star Trek. Yeah, we watched it once a week with our parents during the first run and enjoyed it, but we were preschoolers. It was when the reruns were coming on every afternoon right after we got off the school bus that we found ourselves knowing the dialogue by heart. That's why it will be hard for us when William Shatner passes.


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Trebek just did an interview with ABC reporter TJ Holmes.

He's doing well and is undergoing the same experimental therapy that Harry Reid had.

https://www.goodmorningamerica...ment-memoir-71872701

Details about Reid, and also the therapy. Fascinating stuff.

https://people.com/politics/fo...al-cancer-treatment/


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I'll need to steel myself, and try to watch it.


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