Alex Trebek’s Health Is Improving Tremendously!
Alex Trebek gave the world an update on his stage 4 pancreatic cancer diagnosis.
The Jeopardy! host told People that he’s been responding well to chemotherapy, and that some of his tumors have shrunk by nearly 50 percent!
“The doctors said that they hadn’t seen this kind of positive result in their memory,” he said. “It’s kind of mind-boggling. I’ve already gone from where I was to this. The doctors are so excited, just beside themselves with joy.”
After hearing the news, Trebek said, “I got a little emotional. But these were tears of joy — not tears of great depression.”
Alex has been struggling with depression since the diagnosis. In fact, he told Robin Roberts during an interview that he’s had lows of “deep, deep sadness.” Still, while he’s feeling good about the results, the host remains worried for the sake of his family.
“I know the survival rates for pancreatic cancer are very, very low,” he said. “When you hear problems with the pancreas, you think, ‘Oh dear, not that,'” adding, “Mortality doesn’t worry me — except for the effect it has on those who care about me.”
“You usually don’t hear about how you’ve affected people until you’re dead, and then you obviously really don’t hear it; your family does,” he continued. “They might think, ‘Gee, he was really liked and respected,’ but I’m hearing it while I’m alive. That’s been such a positive in my life.”
We’re praying for you, Alex!