Emotional Alex Trebek Gives Update On Cancer Battle, Reveals How He’s Still Able To Host ‘Jeopardy!’: “I’m Good At Faking It”
Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorAmidst his battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer Alex Trebek, the amiable host of Jeopardy!, told Good Morning America on Monday that he is worried about his illness’s impact on Jean, his wife of 30 years.“There was one day a few weeks ago,” said Trebek, “when Jeanie asked me, ‘How do you feel?’ and I said, ‘I feel like I want to die.’ It was that bad.”Trebek said he immediately apologized and explained, “I feel like I’m a terrible burden to her. And that bothers me tremendously.”“She’s a saint,” he said of Jean.