Trebek says his retirement is not imminent, despite cancer diagnosis. https://www.kolotv.com/content/news/Trebek-Jeopardy-retirement-isnt-imminent-despite-cancer-566828361.html
On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 7:04 AM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Oct 12, 2019 at 6:28 PM Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> On Sat, Oct 12, 2019 at 3:24 PM Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> after watching my mother-in-law pass away over the past 4 weeks, >>> yeah.... getting old/sick sucks. >>> >>> Truer words were never written >> >> Sorry about your mother in law >> > > I'm dealing with a parent who is still around but no longer bounces back > after medical issues arise. In the media depiction of cancer it is a > challenge the hero overcomes and then returns to the way things were. That > is the way Trebek chose to frame his illness. I think it leads to a sort of > denial where we want Trebek to be okay and he says he will be so he must be > up to his hosting duties. > > I see two sides: Trebek is going through a difficult procedure and should > get maximum rest and not go through the stress of doing the show, and the > show is what gives Trebek a reason to get up in the morning and it should > not be taken away from him. My guess is that Sony and Trebek have an > arrangement where Trebek gets to decide if he can still host the show. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiGT%2BoJeOhjtrQineOB5thquuuwF%3Da04Jt1uAFmeodFLeg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiGT%2BoJeOhjtrQineOB5thquuuwF%3Da04Jt1uAFmeodFLeg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8ywYW1nULnnu-a3Dmf458z5_67WGVBWBH9ETyrbWdPZj%2BA%40mail.gmail.com.
