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Patrick Swayze Fighting for His Life

April 16, 2009
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 Ani Esmailian

Patrick Swayze is said to be "in good spirits" although he is literally fighting for his life. Swayze was just spotted at a local gas station with his brother Don on the way to the hospital looking extremely frail.

Swayze was diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer last year and recently said that he may have only two years to live.

Despite reportedly weighing just 105 lbs, Patrick is said to be "in good spirits," according to the UK Sun.

According to Just Jared, Swayze decided to go forward with a “Do Not Resuscitate” order, requiring doctors to let him die in the event that he stops breathing or his heart stops beating.

Of his battle with cancer, Patrick recently said, "Five years is pretty wishful thinking... Two years seems likely if you're going to believe statistics. I want to last until they find a cure, which means I'd better get a fire under it"

Meanwhile, Simon & Schuster has bought rights to a memoir by Swayze about his battle with cancer, for publication this autumn.

The yet to be titled book is co-written by Swayze’s wife Lisa Niemi and will offer an account of his childhood, career and marriage, as well as his battle with stage four pancreatic cancer.
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7:27AM 05/21/09 rxnnll
i lost my husband to cancer 2 years ago,it was a long 3 and half year fight and i was right beside him. he worked until he couldnt work anymore and enjoyed his life with family and fiends. he passed at home with all of us surrounding his bed so he was not alone, and knew we all loved him. god bless you and your family. and thank you for bringing joy into my life with your films.
10:27PM 05/17/09 FAITHANGEL
Your Number one Fan~! :) MY heart Gose out to you and your Family,you and your Family are in my Prays and Thoughts
10:25PM 05/17/09 FAITHANGEL
hello Patrick swayze i dont konw if your reading this or not but i just want you to konw me and my family have awalys been big fans of yours and we have you in our parys i name my Son after you, his middle name is patrick, and i just want you to konw your one hot man, and i think a lot of you, and I have watched Dirty Dancing so many times and Ghost there both Great shows i love them! you did good at makeing them Patrick i just want you to konw Patrick that my heart Gose out to you and i pray that you get Better, and i konw your Fighter, and just rember this God is awalys there for you Patrick and everything going to be okay God is going to pull you threw this! Just Rember to have Faith,and Believe that everything going to turn out fine with God on your side~ well i just want you to Know your Great man and Great acter and i pray for the Best for you, me and my Family have you in our parys and Thoughts! GodBless you and keep your head high and awalys Rember your going to be just fine~! your Number one Fan NEisha, Ps:My heart Gose out to you and your Family, you and your family in my parys, i wish i could met you and give you hug and tell everything going to be okay cause everything is going to be okay cause God with you awalys~ take Care Godbless You,
0:09AM 05/07/09 avery1954
I have watched Dirty Dancing so many times and always will. I wish and will give the advise of just one thing. Patrick PRAY TO GOD AND DON'T LOOK BACK IF YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN. THERE IS A BETTER PLACE AWAITING YOU. GOD WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. PRAY WITH TRUE FAITH AND IT WILL GET YOU THROUGH ANYTHING. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. I HAD A MOTHER THAT DIED WITH CANCER AND IT'S HARD. THERE ARE THINGS CALLED MIRACLES, JUST KEEP PRAYING. GERRI & AVERY
5:31PM 05/03/09 JessicaC
Patrick my heart goes out to you and Lisa. I can relate in many ways i watched my uncle pass away 3 years ago with Liver and Pancreatic Cancer, but he didn't find out until his last few weeks..You have been such a fighter and stayed so strong.. I have been a fan of yours since i was a little girl. You are and will always be someone i'll never forget.
8:54AM 05/03/09 yankee
i survived cancer as a child and know what it is like.you have to be strong.Patrick is a strong person from what i see in his interveiws. my heart goes out to him and his family he deffinetly has alot of prayers over here. even though we dont know him in person we feel we know him through his work hes done. hes a remarkable actor whos work will always be rewarded.
7:48PM 05/02/09 caro
People tend NOT to be kind when one looks at Patrick's pictures. Those tabloids are the worst, too. No one knows for sure whether or not Patrick is going to beat this kind of cancer. Only God knows this. Even though it does appear bad, there is still hope. My Dad was diagnosed with lung cancer and had 6 months to live. The cancer was inoperable and there was no possible way to have any kind of radiation or treatment because the mass was wrapping around my Dad's throat. We did a lot of praying, I gave him a lot of holy water to drink and miraculously the mass started to shrink and Dad had radiation and then surgery to remove it. Pray for Patrick. Praying makes a difference, believe me. And if it is God's will that he survives, he will. If he does lose his fight, then we all wish him a peaceful death where he will be in the presence of God.
3:36PM 05/01/09 shehubbardb
i am sorry to here about that my daddy died on the 25 of september from cancer and i still having got over him i thought i could move to baltimore it would easy my pain but it didnt but i love all of yours movies may god bless you and your family
9:31PM 04/30/09 debbieofky
I JUST WANTES U PATRICK TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE A GREAT ACTOR AND I JUST LOVED U IN DIRTY DANCING I THOUGHT U WERE SO HOT. YOUR WIFE IS VERY LUCKY TO SEE THE SIDE WE NEVER REALLY DID. I LOST MY DAD A YEAR AGO TO CANCER HE HAD HIS GOOD DAYS AND BAD THERE WILL BE DAYS WHERE U FEEL LIKE GIVIN UP BUT DON'T FIGHT THIS DAMN THING AS LONG AS U CAN. MY HEART GOES OUT TO U AND THE FAMILY BUT LOOK AT IT THIS WAY WHEN GOD CALLS HE'LL HAVE A HELL OF AN ACTOR AND HE NEEDS YOU TO CLEAN UP THE PLACE WHEN U SEE DAD TELL HIM WE SAID HEY AND MESS HE LIKE WE WILL U/ JUST REMEMEBR THE GHOST ROAD HOUSE AS U WILL HAVE GODS ROAD HOUSE TO CLEAN UP U WILL BE MISSED MY DEAR SEXY FRIEND GOD BLESS AND KEEP U SAFE
5:44PM 04/30/09 SherryS2
I know what Patricks Swayze's wife is going through I had a husband die of pancreatic cancer 10 yrs ago he was 43 when he passed away. We were married 6 months when we found out he had pancreatic cancer and he has the whipples operation and passed away 8 months later. I feel and pray for you Sherry Scott
7:26PM 04/24/09 lsmiley73
My heart really goes out to Patrick and his family. I lost my dad to cancer and it was the most painfull thing to sit back and watch. I truly wish the best for Mrs. Swayze I couldnt imagine the pain she is feeling knowing that she is going to loose the man she has loved for so long. I love mu finace and would never be able to live threw all they are going threw. God Bless them all!!
10:53PM 04/22/09 Rick55
Patrick is not going to get better you morons he is dead meat, the best he can hope for is a semi pain free death, we have not come very far in medical science, almost no advances in the last 50 years that I have seen, everything we have now we had back then with less disease. There is still no cure for cancer, I remember when they started the big war on cancer in 1970..
9:12PM 04/21/09 Sandie4ever
Patrick is his own man. He is not afraid of people looking at him and what they may say. I look at him and see the beautiful man he has always been. Beauty comes from within our souls and I believe he has one beautiful soul! He has given us so much in his lifetime, and I pray he will continue to teach us by the way he is living his life now. I love his work, dancing and music. You have to respect him. he is not shallow, he is not hiding. He is Patrick Swayze, a very fine man! Love to you and Lisa, and I will continue to pray for you as millions of your fans are doing. Love, Sandie4ever
6:14AM 04/21/09 kaycee
I think Patrick is soo brave. I have not followed him much, but to do a tv show., when he is this ill, is just so brave. It shows he has more intestinal fortitude, than any other ot the superficial hollywood ilk. God Bless you Patrick, and mu prayers are with you.
9:18AM 04/20/09 heymikey
Hey, heymikey says FUCK all you people who say Patrick looks bad... mikey says Patrick looks damn good for a 56 year old man in his second year of fighting pancreatic cancer.. mikey wonders what you or he would look like in the same situation ??? God be with you Patrick. I truly hope the best for you. You are a true fighter. I don't think I would have the fight in me that you seem to have in you. Keep it up until you know it's time to not.. Love mikey..
9:18AM 04/20/09 heymikey
Hey, heymikey says FUCK all you people who say Patrick looks bad... mikey says Patrick looks damn good for a 56 year old man in his second year of fighting pancreatic cancer.. mikey wonders what you or he would look like in the same situation ??? God be with you Patrick. I truly hope the best for you. You are a true fighter. I don't think I would have the fight in me that you seem to have in you. Keep it up until you know it's time to not.. Love mikey..
9:18AM 04/20/09 heymikey
Hey, heymikey says FUCK all you people who say Patrick looks bad... mikey says Patrick looks damn good for a 56 year old man in his second year of fighting pancreatic cancer.. mikey wonders what you or he would look like in the same situation ??? God be with you Patrick. I truly hope the best for you. You are a true fighter. I don't think I would have the fight in me that you seem to have in you. Keep it up until you know it's time to not.. Love mikey..
9:18AM 04/20/09 heymikey
Hey, heymikey says FUCK all you people who say Patrick looks bad... mikey says Patrick looks damn good for a 56 year old man in his second year of fighting pancreatic cancer.. mikey wonders what you or he would look like in the same situation ??? God be with you Patrick. I truly hope the best for you. You are a true fighter. I don't think I would have the fight in me that you seem to have in you. Keep it up until you know it's time to not.. Love mikey..
9:18AM 04/20/09 heymikey
Hey, heymikey says FUCK all you people who say Patrick looks bad... mikey says Patrick looks damn good for a 56 year old man in his second year of fighting pancreatic cancer.. mikey wonders what you or he would look like in the same situation ??? God be with you Patrick. I truly hope the best for you. You are a true fighter. I don't think I would have the fight in me that you seem to have in you. Keep it up until you know it's time to not.. Love mikey..
9:18AM 04/20/09 heymikey
Hey, heymikey says FUCK all you people who say Patrick looks bad... mikey says Patrick looks damn good for a 56 year old man in his second year of fighting pancreatic cancer.. mikey wonders what you or he would look like in the same situation ??? God be with you Patrick. I truly hope the best for you. You are a true fighter. I don't think I would have the fight in me that you seem to have in you. Keep it up until you know it's time to not.. Love mikey..
9:18AM 04/20/09 heymikey
Hey, heymikey says FUCK all you people who say Patrick looks bad... mikey says Patrick looks damn good for a 56 year old man in his second year of fighting pancreatic cancer.. mikey wonders what you or he would look like in the same situation ??? God be with you Patrick. I truly hope the best for you. You are a true fighter. I don't think I would have the fight in me that you seem to have in you. Keep it up until you know it's time to not.. Love mikey..
9:18AM 04/20/09 heymikey
Hey, heymikey says FUCK all you people who say Patrick looks bad... mikey says Patrick looks damn good for a 56 year old man in his second year of fighting pancreatic cancer.. mikey wonders what you or he would look like in the same situation ??? God be with you Patrick. I truly hope the best for you. You are a true fighter. I don't think I would have the fight in me that you seem to have in you. Keep it up until you know it's time to not.. Love mikey..
9:18AM 04/20/09 heymikey
Hey, heymikey says FUCK all you people who say Patrick looks bad... mikey says Patrick looks damn good for a 56 year old man in his second year of fighting pancreatic cancer.. mikey wonders what you or he would look like in the same situation ??? God be with you Patrick. I truly hope the best for you. You are a true fighter. I don't think I would have the fight in me that you seem to have in you. Keep it up until you know it's time to not.. Love mikey..
9:18AM 04/20/09 heymikey
Hey, heymikey says FUCK all you people who say Patrick looks bad... mikey says Patrick looks damn good for a 56 year old man in his second year of fighting pancreatic cancer.. mikey wonders what you or he would look like in the same situation ??? God be with you Patrick. I truly hope the best for you. You are a true fighter. I don't think I would have the fight in me that you seem to have in you. Keep it up until you know it's time to not.. Love mikey..
9:16AM 04/20/09 heymikey
Hey, heymikey says FUCK all you people who say Patrick looks bad... mikey says Patrick looks damn good for a 56 year old man in his second year of fighting pancreatic cancer.. mikey wonders what you or he would look like in the same situation ??? God be with you Patrick. I truly hope the best for you. You are a true fighter. I don't think I would have the fight in me that you seem to have in you. Keep it up until you know it's time to not.. Love mikey..
9:16AM 04/20/09 heymikey
Hey, heymikey says FUCK all you people who say Patrick looks bad... mikey says Patrick looks damn good for a 56 year old man in his second year of fighting pancreatic cancer.. mikey wonders what you or he would look like in the same situation ??? God be with you Patrick. I truly hope the best for you. You are a true fighter. I don't think I would have the fight in me that you seem to have in you. Keep it up until you know it's time to not.. Love mikey..
9:14AM 04/20/09 heymikey
Hey, heymikey says FUCK all you people who say Patrick looks bad... mikey says Patrick looks damn good for a 56 year old man in his second year of fighting pancreatic cancer.. mikey wonders what you or he would look like in the same situation ??? God be with you Patrick. I truly hope the best for you. You are a true fighter. I don't think I would have the fight in me that you seem to have in you. Keep it up until you know it's time to not.. Love mikey..
9:01AM 04/20/09 heymikey
Hey... heymikey says FUCK all you people who say Patrick looks bad... Mikey says he looks damn good for a 56 year old man in his second year of fighting pancreatic cancer.. Hey I wonder what any of you or I would look like at the same age going through the same thing??? Swayse is a hell of a fighting man.. God be with him.. Please...
6:44PM 04/18/09 sdukes4
When i saw him on the T.V. yesterday the only thing i could do was cry. I loved the move Dirty Dacing I remember when my brother an I would try to copy the movie. The part when he picked up baby at the end of the movie. An I loved the movie Ghost also. Man just seating here typing this comment got me crying. But may God bless him and his family an I will keep him in my prays.
6:38PM 04/17/09 acts238
so sorry GOD bless you.. i pray he has a chance to read this... find a church that teaches jesus name baptism.. there is healing in that kind of church..
5:25PM 04/17/09 vicki
I am so sorry that Patrick and his wife are going through this; my Dad died from pancreatic cancer. Patrick if you do or don't make it, remember always that people love you. You made this world a better place. God bless you and your wife. I wish there were real words of comfort; but, no human can give those to you, only God.
1:30PM 04/17/09 flirtygurl76
Wow He looks very bad my prayer goes out to him
0:27PM 04/17/09 Rick55
Unfortunatly Patarick is not going to recover he is at the end stage of his pancreatic cancer, someone get a shovel, I am a cancer survivor and chemo therapy is mostly trash!! If you had to rely on it for a cure you would only have a 3% chance of survival,it is about as effective as ice water,see you later.
10:06AM 04/17/09 selena
I hope he can carry on. He's a good man. Someone please ensure he gets an award before it is possibly too late and he doesn't know he has received it. The Beast is very good and his performance is excellent.
8:49AM 04/17/09 vcj6866
There's a video called The Beautiful Truth. This video shows us how to cure cancer naturally. Patrick should watch this movie...
1:26PM 04/16/09 mickat2
So sad...I hope he will be able to get through this.
0:21PM 04/16/09 girly987
Oh man, I'm praying for him to pull through. He doesnt look so good, I hope he is better. It def. will be a huge loss to Hollywood when his time comes.
10:56AM 04/16/09 zaroukmarouk
i hope he pulls through from all this. it'll be devastating to lose such a talented man in hollywood.
10:43AM 04/16/09 princess11
I hope he gets better...
10:33AM 04/16/09 maxie
My neighbor died from pancreatic cancer and it has to be one of the worst cancers out there.
10:06AM 04/16/09 freekobe
wow he looks bad.
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