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mn9driver

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7. A terrible disease.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Tue Sep 17, 2019, 10:58 AM

Sep 2019

My mother was diagnosed with a diffuse variety of it back in 2006. No surgical option. The chemo they had back then didn’t even slow it down. She was gone less than 4 months after diagnosis.

Hopefully Alex will beat this. But I’m sure he knows the odds are against him.

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Alex Trebek back in chemotherapy [View all] left-of-center2012 Sep 2019 OP

I admire his strength and determination. This is a horrible disease. I wish him to beat the odds.. hlthe2b Sep 2019 #1

+++ I still get a lump in my throat seeing the words Pancreatic Cancer IADEMO2004 Sep 2019 #2

Me too, I lost my dad to this horrendous disease. dewsgirl Sep 2019 #5

Wife here. Short of four years pain. A few windows of relief we traveled to see her family. IADEMO2004 Sep 2019 #6

Thank goodness for that. It is just one of the most awful dewsgirl Sep 2019 #10

I lost my longtime boss to pancreatic cancer kimbutgar Sep 2019 #8

No it doesn't, just one of the scariest diseases out there. dewsgirl Sep 2019 #9

Good luck, Alex Ohiogal Sep 2019 #3

He looks so good on the show .... CatMor Sep 2019 #4

A terrible disease. mn9driver Sep 2019 #7

He must be a courageous individual. lpbk2713 Sep 2019 #11