{"id":1418,"date":"2024-06-19T03:51:41","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T07:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=339417"},"modified":"2025-02-07T17:02:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T17:02:48","slug":"deadliest-catchs-wild-bill-says-cancer-doctors-look-at-him-like-hes-lost-his-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2024\/06\/19\/deadliest-catchs-wild-bill-says-cancer-doctors-look-at-him-like-hes-lost-his-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Deadliest Catch&#8217;s &#8216;Wild&#8217; Bill says cancer doctors &#8216;look at him like he&#8217;s lost his mind&#8217; as he heads out to sea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Deadliest Catch is back with its twentieth season. Some of the returning cast members have been around since the show&#8217;s early days including Sig Hansen, Jake Anderson, and &#8220;Wild&#8221; Bill Wichrowski. Fans have gotten to know the boating captains very well over almost 20 years. Now, they witness how one long-standing star is sadly battling cancer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From newbie Morgan Wallace&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/shows\/deadliest-catchs-megan-wallace-wails-in-pain-as-hip-pops-out-of-socket-miles-out-at-sea\">hip having to be popped back<\/a> into its socket to a fire aboard the F\/V Wizard, all kinds of dramatic events are taking place on <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/deadliest-catch\">Deadliest Catch<\/a> &#8211; and all in the show&#8217;s premiere episode. As episode 2 arrives, fans see how Captain Bill is coping with his current health battles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Summer Bay Nearly Capsizes!! | Deadliest Catch\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H51r3UUADAg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-deadliest-catch-s-bill-is-battling-cancer\">Deadliest Catch&#8217;s Bill is battling cancer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year, fans were left <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/shows\/deadliest-catch-cancer-news-hits-captain-wild-bill-as-doctor-warns-its-life-threatening\">wondering where Captain Bill went<\/a> on Deadliest Catch. He received a life-threatening diagnosis at the end of season 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bill is back aboard the F\/V Summer Bay this June. But before he sets out on a new crab fishing season, he has to visit the doctor&#8217;s office for prostate cancer treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Episode 2 sees the Captain being administered a synthetic hormone called Lupron while at an appointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The doctor explains some of the side effects Bill may experience, he lists: &#8220;nausea, vomiting, trouble urinating, and anger.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>OMG:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/shows\/deadliest-catch-deckhands-body-found-in-boatyard-years-after-appendix-ruptured-on-set\">Deadliest Catch deckhand\u2019s body found in boatyard years after appendix ruptured on set<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/DeadliestCatch\/status\/1803152141638320541\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-captain-is-still-fishing\">Captain is still fishing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite being in treatment for prostate cancer, &#8216;Wild&#8217; Bill is still soldiering on with the crabbing season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He tells cameras: &#8220;When you tell them you want to go to the Bering Sea when you&#8217;ve started treatment, they look at you like you&#8217;ve lost your mind. I don&#8217;t know how I&#8217;m going to feel. But, I&#8217;m here.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bill takes the helm of the F\/V Summer Bay this year and fans say the star is in their prayers in the comments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One writes on the X (<a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/twitter\">Twitter<\/a>) post: &#8220;Bill, I was fortunate that my prostate cancer was caught early. Hope all goes well.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another comments: &#8220;Hoping for the best for Captain Bill. I\u2019ve been watching DC for a long time. Medicine has come a long way with cancer treatment!&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>NO WAY:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/news\/deadliest-catch-star-teases-cornelia-marie-revival-years-on-from-ex-captains-death\">Deadliest Catch star teases Cornelia Marie revival years on from ex captain\u2019s death<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>In the US, contact Cancer Care at 800\u2011813\u2011HOPE (4673) or visit this<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"mailto:info@cancercare.org\"><em><strong>link<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>. You can also call the American Cancer Society on 1-800-227-234 or visit their<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.org\/support-programs-and-services.html\"><em><strong>website<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>In the UK you can call Breast Cancer Now free on 0808 800 6000 or visit<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancerresearchuk.org\/about-cancer\/breast-cancer\/living-with\/resources-books\"><em><strong>Cancer Research UK<\/strong><\/em><\/a> <em><strong>, or<\/strong><\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macmillan.org.uk\/cancer-information-and-support\/breast-cancer\"><em><strong>Macmillan Cancer Support<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deadliest Catch is back with its twentieth season. Some of the returning cast members have been around since the show&#8217;s early days including Sig Hansen, Jake Anderson, and &#8220;Wild&#8221; Bill Wichrowski. 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