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PlanetBev

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27. My best friend died of pancreatic cancer seven weeks ago

Sun Nov 8, 2020, 02:02 PM

Nov 2020

I dreamt about her last night and woke up crying.

Her cancer did not actually metastasize, but she seemed to go downhill after 11 months of chemo and radiation. She started having mini strokes and they determined that the lesions hadn’t really shrunk that much. She passed away three weeks later.

I am sad because she was originally from Philly and would have loved to have watched her birth place bring it home.

Pancreatic cancer is just terrible.

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Jeopardy! is saddened to share that Alex Trebek passed away peacefully at home early this morning [View all] TwilightZone Nov 2020 OP

How sad. Srkdqltr Nov 2020 #1

Sad Me. Nov 2020 #2

RIP Sherman A1 Nov 2020 #3

Such an iconic figure ... Auggie Nov 2020 #4

And he was so much more than just a game-show host. soldierant Nov 2020 #69

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Sad news. RIP Alex, thanks for the many years of pleasure hosting an intelligent gameshow!. SaveOurDemocracy Nov 2020 #8

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My best friend died of pancreatic cancer seven weeks ago PlanetBev Nov 2020 #27

Wow, I can hardly believe it Ohiogal Nov 2020 #28

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I loved that show .... jb5150 Nov 2020 #32

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I'll leave this here... True Dough Nov 2020 #35

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