Discussion»Statements»Rosie's Corner» Jeopardy host Alex Trebek said he has late-stage pancreatic cancer. He plans to fight it and win. Chances are grim/slim he won't. Thoughts?
True, the outlook is grim, but it calls to mind something my surgeon told me a few months ago before the bypass surgery: "the one thing I need to have on my side is the one thing that I can do nothing about and that is the patient's attitude. Ole Alex has the right approach, here's hoping the best for him in this struggle.
I do too DA. In 2008 I had surgery for STAGE 3 uterine cancer.Two kinds of cancer were there not just one so it was rather rare. Sarcoma and Carcinoma The chances of my survival were set at 14% for 5 years. Well 11 years later I'm still here. My oncologist told me I was the very best patient she ever had because of my attitude. I saw getting through it all easily. I "saw" in my mind's eye that I'd survive. I never had a moment of fear or worry or doubt. I never cried or felt sorry for myself. Could I have been wrong and died? Of course. But I'm here and I survived so ATTITUDE does wondrous things to help your body survive. But it cannot be whistling in the dark. It cannot be iffy or superficial. Ya gotta believe it and see it 24/7. I did. So I don't know what the survival rate of pancreatic cancer is. What I do know is that by the time it is diagnosed it is advanced and too late (usually). I'm sure there are exceptions and I hope Alex is one. He cracked a joke. He said his contract was for 3 more years so he had to survive to live up to it! Good for him. Thank you for your reply and Happy Thursday to thy! :)
This post was edited by RosieG at March 7, 2019 7:13 AM MST
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