Life Mom who ‘beat the crap out of’ stage 4 pancreatic cancer wants Alex Trebek to do the same March 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.