Patrick Swayze knew he was ‘a dead man’ upon hearing cancer diagnosis: widow
nypost.comPatrick Swayze’s widow, Lisa Niemi Swayze, is opening up about the difficult journey following his cancer diagnosis.During a recent appearance on the “Amy and T.J.
Podcast,” Lisa shared Patrick’s initial reaction to hearing he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January 2008.“When he first found out he had pancreatic cancer he turned to me and said, ‘I’m a dead man,'” Lisa said on the podcast. “I didn’t know much about pancreatic cancer, but he did, and from what he knew anytime you heard someone had had pancreatic cancer it was like, ‘Well, he’s out of here.’She further explained the actor’s doctors were able to confirm his diagnosis following an endoscopic procedure, after which they informed her of his condition, leaving her to wonder when the right time was to tell her husband.After finding out about her husband’s diagnosis, she shared he was still “pretty knocked out,” and she didn’t want to “tell him when he was woozy.” She chose instead to wait, adding when she woke up from a nap in the hospital room a few hours later she found “the doctor was sitting across from him, and he was in the bed,” saying, “I knew the doctor had just told him.”“Sure enough, the doctor said you can go ahead and treat it and be as aggressive as you want, but do think about getting your affairs in order sooner rather than later.
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