ICHEOKU says based on the killing rate of pancreatic cancer, suffice it to say that Alex Trebek just bid the world his final goodbye as he announced his affliction with pancreatic cancer. So baring a miracle, it is only a matter of time until the inevitable happens. The world will surely miss the man who has become the face of the television game show Jeopardy, that he safely and easily passes for Mr Jeopardy.
He was brave and courageous in announcing that he has this killer disease and ICHEOKU appreciates the bold face which he put doing it. But the rest of the world, especially those in the medical profession and particularly oncologists, know that he is rather a dead man walking or rather speaking; as pancreatic cancer like leukemia, is among the deadliest killer cancers out there. It comes like a thief in the middle of the night and very stealthily, such that it is extremely very difficult to diagnose until it is almost too late for any intervention, usually in its final stages of Stage 4. It has killed so many notable figures including Apple founder Steve Jobs, actor Patrick Swayze, songstress Aretha Franklin, comedian Bill Hicks, just to name but a few.
ICHEOKU wishes Alex Trebek well and prays that he has made peace with his maker. As with any other human being similarly exposed, although he wishes that he could be around much longer to at least finish his three year contract, he seemingly has accepted his inevitable fate. May the Almighty One grant him peace as he lives out whatever number of days or months or even years that is left of his life, ravaged by this scourge called cancer and in his case pancreatic cancer. At 78 years, he has lived a fairly long life, admitted he looks so healthy that he could have so easily pulled off another 22 more years; but only God knows best. It is sad and it calls for all those researchers battling to find palliatives and of course, cure, for cancer to double and triple their effort, so that the magic silver bullet against cancer could become a reality in no distant future time. So long Alex.
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