It's been one year since Alex Trebek she shared her diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and the world. Tdear Dangerous! host has kept fans updated on his exciting journey sometime along the way, too his it's too latest video reconstruction produces a unique milestone: In the video below, Trebek explains that only 18 percent of patients with cervical cancer survive the first year.
Trebek adds that her oncologist believes she will be one of seven percent patients to make it to the second year. But the first year has been a challenge for Trebek, who includes his wife, Jean, and other cancer patients by giving him hope for the future:
There were times of intense pain, days when certain body functions no longer worked, and a sudden attack of severe depression that made me wonder if it was really worth the fight. But I put that aside immediately, because that would be a big betrayal – the bet for my wife and her husband, Jean, who gave her everything to help me survive. It would have been a betrayal of some cancer patients who have looked to me as an inspiration and a fan of the value of life and hope. And it would certainly be betraying my faith in God and the millions of prayers that have been said in my name.
Trebek ends his video with a message hoping to: “(I)f I, no, if us–because many of us are involved in this same situation–if we only take it one day in good shape, anything is possible. I'll keep you posted. ”
