Alex Trebek May Leave 'Jeopardy!' <br />Due to His Cancer Battle <br />.<br />In a recent interview on ‘W5,’ Alex Trebek<br />confessed that cancer has significantly<br />impacted his ability to host ‘Jeopardy!’.<br />I’m sure there are observant members<br />of the television audience that notice<br />also, but they’re forgiving …, Alex Trebek, via ‘W5’.<br />According to Trebek,<br />chemotherapy has caused<br />his hosting skills to “diminish.” .<br />I talk to the producers about this all the time now.<br />I say, ‘look I’m slurring my words. My tongue<br />doesn’t work as well as it used to.’ The chemo<br />has caused sores inside my mouth. It makes it<br />difficult for me to speak and enunciate properly. , Alex Trebek, via ‘W5’.<br />Trebek plans to continue hosting ‘Jeopardy!’<br />for now, but also admitted that he would<br />stop if his skills “diminish” too much.<br />When I feel like my skills have diminished to<br />the point that I notice and am bothered by it …<br />I notice now, but I’m not as bothered by it<br />because all of the people around me are saying<br />‘no it’s okay,’ but there will come a point where<br />they will no longer be able to say ‘it’s okay.’, Alex Trebek, via ‘W5’.<br />The 79-year-old went on to say that he is “not afraid<br />of dying” and that he’s lived a “good” and “full” life. .<br />[I’m] not afraid of dying .. I’m 79-years-old.<br />I’ve lived a good life, a full life and I’m nearing<br />the end of that life. I know that. I’m not going<br />to delude myself. So if it happens, it happens.<br />Why should I be afraid of it?, Alex Trebek, via ‘W5’
