An Open Letter to Alex Trebek - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

stevearino · 01-10-2020, 01:09 PM

Dear Alex,

First off, let me mention to you what a life-long devotee I've been of "Jeopardy!" since baby-hood (so I've been told) in 1984, almost from the beginning, since I arrived that December, just before Christmas that year.

That being said, I'm honored to applaud you as you put on the bravest fight of your life--the fight against Pancreatic Cancer, which you admittedly stated in revealing your diagnosis in March 2019 that the 5-year survival rate is in the Single Digits; despite the statistics, since you first revealed your Cancer diagnosis, you've soldiered on, NEVER missing a single "Jeopardy!" taping (except for when you and Pat Sajak switched jobs for a day in April 1997) despite the disease admittedly taking its toll on you sometimes, with extreme sadness upon twice going through Chemo--once after the diagnosis and again last Fall, at the start of Season 36 of "Jeopardy!"

Like Dick Clark before you after Dick survived his 2004 Massive Stroke (though as of 2012 he's no longer with us due to a Massive Heart Attack he fatally suffered at his Malibu home, 24 hours after undergoing a routine Outpatient Procedure in nearby Santa Monica), you have this fearless determination of refusing to give up despite the fight of your life; I don't know if you were a Smoker prior to your diagnosis or, like many men your age and older (which in July will be 80 years old this year), you ever Smoked Cigarettes, but regardless, unlike your predecessor, Art Fleming (who died 25 years ago this Spring, just TWO weeks after his own Pancreatic Cancer diagnosis), you've put on a brave fight in the 10 months/almost a year since revealing your Cancer diagnosis--a rare quality indeed--and I for one, as a life-long devoted fan of "Wheel of Jeopardy!" (what I jokingly call "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!" combined, due to both shows being created by Merv Griffin), or as some would call it "The Merv Hour," am rooting for you to do what Patrick Swayze before you could not: be a Pancreatic Cancer survivor.

My hope and Prayer for you, Alex, is that you will survive Pancreatic Cancer, and that you will survive another 20-30 years tops on this Planet Earth.

Keep the faith.

Sincerely,
Steve Arino

01-10-2020, 01:09 PM	#1
stevearino Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 15, 2017 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 249	An Open Letter to Alex Trebek Dear Alex, First off, let me mention to you what a life-long devotee I've been of "Jeopardy!" since baby-hood (so I've been told) in 1984, almost from the beginning, since I arrived that December, just before Christmas that year. That being said, I'm honored to applaud you as you put on the bravest fight of your life--the fight against Pancreatic Cancer, which you admittedly stated in revealing your diagnosis in March 2019 that the 5-year survival rate is in the Single Digits; despite the statistics, since you first revealed your Cancer diagnosis, you've soldiered on, NEVER missing a single "Jeopardy!" taping (except for when you and Pat Sajak switched jobs for a day in April 1997) despite the disease admittedly taking its toll on you sometimes, with extreme sadness upon twice going through Chemo--once after the diagnosis and again last Fall, at the start of Season 36 of "Jeopardy!" Like Dick Clark before you after Dick survived his 2004 Massive Stroke (though as of 2012 he's no longer with us due to a Massive Heart Attack he fatally suffered at his Malibu home, 24 hours after undergoing a routine Outpatient Procedure in nearby Santa Monica), you have this fearless determination of refusing to give up despite the fight of your life; I don't know if you were a Smoker prior to your diagnosis or, like many men your age and older (which in July will be 80 years old this year), you ever Smoked Cigarettes, but regardless, unlike your predecessor, Art Fleming (who died 25 years ago this Spring, just TWO weeks after his own Pancreatic Cancer diagnosis), you've put on a brave fight in the 10 months/almost a year since revealing your Cancer diagnosis--a rare quality indeed--and I for one, as a life-long devoted fan of "Wheel of Jeopardy!" (what I jokingly call "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!" combined, due to both shows being created by Merv Griffin), or as some would call it "The Merv Hour," am rooting for you to do what Patrick Swayze before you could not: be a Pancreatic Cancer survivor. My hope and Prayer for you, Alex, is that you will survive Pancreatic Cancer, and that you will survive another 20-30 years tops on this Planet Earth. Keep the faith. Sincerely, Steve Arino