My neighbor got the same diagnosis, and like Alex, seemed fine until he wasn't. He was gone within a month, start to finish. It's a vicious disease. IIRC, the average survival time after diagnosis is about six months.
I wish Alex would take some time off from work. IDK how Jeopardy films -- perhaps they film a week's worth of shows in one day. If so, then continuing to work for as long as he is able might not be so bad. But this really isn't the time for him to worry about his job. Every day is too precious for that.
summer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- But this really isn't the time for > him to worry about his job. Every day is too > precious for that.
Ah, but perhaps it's not the he worries about his job, but rather that he loves it that much.
My step-father was that why with his career. It wasn't just a career, it was his bliss, his passion, and he did it for as long as he could because it gave him such great joy
Oh that is sad. Stage 4 is very progressed. One of my dear friends at the Dept of Treasury was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March of 2011. She was gone by August. It wasn't the cancer that killed her directly but indirectly. From a weakened immune system she got pneumonia and died from that (from the chemo.) It went so quickly that it took all of us by surprise.