Life Mom who ‘beat the crap out of’ stage 4 pancreatic cancer wants Alex Trebek to do the same March 13, 2019March 13, 2019 Sonja Haller and Amy Haneline, USA TODAY Comments Off on Mom who ‘beat the crap out of’ stage 4 pancreatic cancer wants Alex Trebek to do the same Elise Tedeschi, who also has stage 4 pancreatic cancer, told the "Jeopardy" host in an open letter, she stayed positive. She fired a doctor who wasn't.