Alex Trebek Feels Like A ‘Terrible Burden’ To Wife Amid Pancreatic Cancer Battle
Amid his pancreatic cancer battle, legendary game show host Alex Trebek, 79, is beginning to worry that he’s become a “terrible burden” to his wife of 30 years, Jean Currivan Trebek. His comments arrive just days after he revealed he would stop cancer treatment if the latest round isn’t successful.
Speaking with ABC News, Trebek admits, “There was one day a few weeks ago when [my wife] Jeanie asked me in the morning, ‘How do you feel?’ And I said, ‘I feel like I wanna die.’ It was that bad. I apologize to her and explain that it has nothing to do with my love for her or my feelings for her.”
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He adds, “It just has to do with the fact that I feel like I’m a terrible burden to her, and that bothers me tremendously.” Holding back tears, he continues, “She’s a saint. She has so much goodness in her that she is always giving out, always putting out to help me get over difficult moments. And there have been some difficult moments. I’m just in awe of the way she handles it.”
Trebek affirms, “My doctor has told me that he is counting on me celebrating two years of — survivorship past the diagnosis of stage 4 pancreatic cancer. And that two years happens in February. So I expect to be around ‘cause he said I will be around. And I expect to be hosting the show if I am around.”
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