Merriam-Webster defines jeopardy as “exposure
to or imminence of death, loss, or injury.” By this definition, it is fair to
say that Alex Trebeck, the host of the popular television game show, “Jeopardy,”
is now truly in jeopardy, as he announced yesterday that he has been diagnosed
with Stage IV pancreatic cancer. The five-year survival rate for this disease
is estimated to be well under 5%. While Mr. Trebeck’s rosy outlook is encouraging
to his broad fan base, to say it is overly optimistic would be an
understatement. I am sure he will receive the best that modern medicine has to
offer, and the rest is out of the hands of us mere mortals.
Meanwhile, I underwent treatment #18 yesterday. Based on Gematria, an alphanumeric code of assigning a numerical value to a Hebrew word based on its letters, the number eighteen is traditionally considered to be associated with good fortune, because, in the Hebrew alphabet it can be written as
Today is my 67th birthday. Barry bought me some unusual earrings. Here are a couple of pictures, although they don’t quite capture how lovely they are.
Dina sent along two videos of the little ones singing “happy birthday” in both English and Hebrew, which I will try to post here.
Meanwhile, stay warm!
Love,
Rebecca
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