미국방송,CBS의 유명한 연예 프로그람중 하나인 "Jeopardy"사회자, Alex Trebek 앵커가 지난 3월에 "자기는 현재 췌장암 4기의 암환자임을 발표하면서, 치료를 받아오고 있지만 현재 맡고있는 Jeopardy 프로그람은 계속해서 진행할 계획이라고 팬들에게 발표했었다.
현재 78세의 Trebek앵커는 Jeopardy game show 녹화하는 과정을 설명하는 자리에서 Opening up 멘트를 하면서, 암의 고통으로 녹화현장에서 참아내야만 하는 괴로운 순간을 밝힌것이다.
"정말로 고통스럽다. 녹화할때 고통이 나를 괴롭힌다. 고통의 강도는 3-11까지로 내 몸속에서 무슨 일이 일어나고 있는지 알지 못하며 믿어지지 않는 고통이 있을 뿐이다"라고, CBS Sunday Morning host Jane Pauley 와의 대담에서 고백했는데, 이대담 내용은 일요일에 방영될 예정이다.
녹화방송을 하는중 최소한 3-4번 이런 현상이 일어난다. 그고통이 나를 많이 괴롭힌다"라고 그는 설명한다. 1984년 부터 "Jeopardy"프로그람을 진행해온, Trebek씨는 할수만 있다면, 가끔씩 분장실까지 가는데도 괴로워서 '고통의 울음'를 터트리기도 하지만, 계속해서 이프로그람을 진행하기를 원하고 있다고 한다.
고통을 이겨 내면서, 앞으로 남은 3년간의 계약을 완료하고 싶어하는 그분에게 꼭 좋은 결과가 있기를 간절히 기도한다. 노구의 몸을 이끌고, 씩씩하게, 여유있게 게임을 진행하는 그의 모습을 보면서, 그가 Pancreatic Cancer 말기 환자라는 표정은 전연 읽을수 없었다. 꼭 완쾌 하셔서 이렇게 좋은 교양상식 프로그람을 진행해서, 시청자들과 지금까지 해온것 처럼 친밀한 교감이 계속 되기를 기원한다.
그는 1940년도에 태어났으며, 그의 고향은 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada이며, 현재는 Dual citizenship을 소유하고있다. 미국의 유명 미디아에서 활약하는 앵커들이 다수 온타리오 출신임이 자랑스럽다. 지금은 고인이된 ABC 방송의 간판 앵커였었던 Per Jennings도 Bradford, Ontario 출신이었었다.
When Alex Trebek announced that he was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer in March, the "Jeopardy!" host also told fans he planned to continue working while undergoing treatment.
Now, the 78-year-old is opening up in a new interview about what it was like taping the game show, revealing there were moments that he "was on the floor writhing in pain."
“This got really bad," Trebek admitted to CBS Sunday Morning host Jane Pauley in
a preview of the interview, which is set to air on Sunday. "I was on
the floor writhing in pain. It went from a 3 to an 11. And I just
couldn’t believe. I didn’t know what was happening.""And it happened three or four times a day while we were taping," he explained. "So that was a little — little rough on me."
Still, Trebek — who has been the host of "Jeopardy!" since 1984 — wanted to push through, despite one instance where he "barely" made it to his dressing room and ultimately "cried in pain" when he got there.
"I taped the show and then I made it to the dressing room on one occasion, just barely, before I writhed in pain and cried in pain," Trebek recalled. "And I had 15 minutes before the next show. So, I got myself together and spasms of that kind usually last about 10 to 15 minutes. So, all right, here we go again: 'Anybody got any pain pills?' And, I don't like taking pain pills. But I got through it."
"And, the producers were very kind. They said, 'Look, if you don't wanna do the show, we'll just cancel taping.' I said, 'No. We're here. We're doing the shows,'" he insisted.
Trebek — who said he found out he had cancer after seeing his doctor about a stomach pain, which tests revealed to be a lump "the size of a small fist" inside of his abdomen — also had to wear a hairpiece during production due to his treatment.
Now, he's challenging viewers to figure out whether or not it's his real hair when they see him on-air for season 36.
"And so what the challenge for 'Jeopardy!' viewers is right now is to figure out, 'Is that Alex's real hair or is that a full hairpiece?' Because they all know that when you start chemo, you lose your hair. So, which is it?"
Trebek will soon have a break from his hosting duties and he says it's during this time he hopes he can grow his own hair back.
"We have the summer months off. So hopefully my own hair will grow back. 'Cause I like my own hair!"
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/alex-trebek-writhing-in-pain-between-jeopardy-tapings-battling-cancer
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