Our favorite games show host broke our hearts yesterday when he revealed the devastating news the he is been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer at just 78 years young.

The announcement came via video from Alex, stating that normally, this type of prognosis is not an encouraging one, but he plans to fight it, beat it, and keep on working.

Watch the video from Alex Trebek below, as he relays the information in his own words . . . without losing his wonderful sense of humor.