OT: Patrik Swayze Has Five Weeks to Live

by **Barb** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:52 am

This is so sad! What do you do when you're told you've got five weeks left to live?

http://www.transworldnews.com/NewsStory ... 9197&cat=2

Patrick Swayze, best known for his role in Dirty Dancing, has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and told that he has just five weeks to live.

Swayze, 55, has been sick with the disease since he was diagnosed in late January with pancreatic cancer. The cancer has since spread to other organs and now the actor/dancer is dying.

For the past month, Swayze has been traveling to Stanford University’s prestigious cancer center in Palo Alto for radical chemotherapy, but his doctors are no longer optimistic that the treatments will be successful, according to the National Enquirer.

Swayze received three treatments of chemotherapy, causing the tumor to shrink, but less than his doctors had hoped for. He was then told that he should prepare for the end.

by **CatEyes** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:01 am

Oh my stars!!!

Swayze is way too young for this.

Praying for peace and comfort for Mr. Swayze and his family and friends.

Thanks, Barb.

Cat

by **Trailblazer** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:02 am

I had no idea he was even sick. Very sad news.

by **youkeepmewaiting** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:04 am

I really hope this isnt true

by **Lady Luck** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:08 am

Damn...first Jeff Healey, now Swayze.

by **johnroxx** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:13 am

Uhh, errr...anyone else but me notice this whole thing begins with a "report" in the fucking National Enquirer?

I'm calling bullshit.

;^)

by **Ratgirl** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:19 am

johnroxx wrote:Uhh, errr...anyone else but me notice this whole thing begins with a "report" in the fucking National Enquirer?

I'm calling bullshit.

;^)

I hope so.

Very sad news if he is sick.

by **Rockindeano** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:22 am

johnroxx wrote:Uhh, errr...anyone else but me notice this whole thing begins with a "report" in the fucking National Enquirer?

I'm calling bullshit.

;^)

Get a look at Roxxy rolling in and dropping a F bomb, then bolting away!

by **johnroxx** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:28 am

Rockindeano wrote:
johnroxx wrote:Uhh, errr...anyone else but me notice this whole thing begins with a "report" in the fucking National Enquirer?

I'm calling bullshit.

;^)

Get a look at Roxxy rolling in and dropping a F bomb, then bolting away!

Nah. I'm never too far from here, Deanster.

I sincerely hope I am right, and that this story is just that...a story, and nothing more.

;^)

by **CatEyes** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:28 am

johnroxx wrote:Uhh, errr...anyone else but me notice this whole thing begins with a "report" in the fucking National Enquirer?

I'm calling bullshit.

;^)

....eeerrrrrrr

goollllyyyy yep I can read too

and if ya read further ya can see that is is being run by several more mainstream newspapers ------including Chicago Sun-Times and the Toronto Star.

It has also now been reported that the cancer spread to other organs and he lost over 20 pounds in the past couple of weeks.

While, you may be correct in your "bullshit" statement, perhaps right now might be the time for peaceful respect.

Having a fatal disease is not fun. I have been dealing with one as well ( January was supposed to be my last month here). And believe me, on most days I would prefer if people would just shut up than give me their "learned" opinion about it.

My thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Swayze and his family at this time.

Cat

by **Lula** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:28 am

oh man, how sad. i feel for him and his family. :cry:

by **MrsPerry** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:31 am

that is horrible. I have done the chemo gig, and would never wish it upon my worst enemy.

by **SteveForever** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:31 am

"Johnny!"

I do not want to believe this, he was just on Oprah dancing a few months ago.
dang a rang I hope this isn't the case.

by **johnroxx** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:38 am

CatEyes wrote:
....eeerrrrrrr

goollllyyyy yep I can read too

and if ya read further ya can see that is is being run by several more mainstream newspapers ------including Chicago Sun-Times and the Toronto Star.

It has also now been reported that the cancer spread to other organs and he lost over 20 pounds in the past couple of weeks.

While, you may be correct in your "bullshit" statement, perhaps right now might be the time for peaceful respect.

Having a fatal disease is not fun. I have been dealing with one as well ( January was supposed to be my last month here). And believe me, on most days I would prefer if people would just shut up than give me their "learned" opinion about it.

My thoughts and prayers are with Mr. Swayze and his family at this time.

Cat

Errr...every media outlet mentioning this is confirming the fact that the story originated with the Enquirer, that bastion of journalistic integrity.

There was nothing disrespectful towards Swayze in my remarks. My intent was quite the opposite, actually, as I am a fan of his work.

Sorry to hear about YOUR health issues, CatEyes. I myself suffered a small stroke (a "mini stroke," as it is referred to in the medical field) back in October, which robbed me of a large amount of the visual acuity in my left eye. And my ex, my son's mom, underwent emergency open heart surgery last Friday.

Point being that most of us are affected by medical problems, either ourselves or ones we care about.

;^)

by **Carlitto H@kk** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:48 am

Pretty sad if its true...

Kinda creepy though...
Healy and Swayze both???
Looks like "Dalton" and Healy will be
kicking it in the big Road House in the sky :cry:

by **Red13JoePa** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:54 am

Brutal.
I love The Swayze.

by **Rockindeano** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 6:56 am

He was great as Reagan in Point Break. "Johnny! Johnny! That knee givin you trouble again?" Utah looks up and sees fuckin Gary Busey lookin down on him and almost shits himself. Busey made a complete ass of himself on the red carpet last week at the Oscars. Kissing Jennifer Gardner on the neck as he was plastered. Man, I was embarrassed for him.

by **Carlitto H@kk** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:04 am

Rockindeano wrote:He was great as Reagan in Point Break. "Johnny! Johnny! That knee givin you trouble again?" Utah looks up and sees fuckin Gary Busey lookin down on him and almost shits himself. Busey made a complete ass of himself on the red carpet last week at the Oscars. Kissing Jennifer Gardner on the neck as he was plastered. Man, I was embarrassed for him.

Busey's been a trainwreck for years!

But you're right, Swayze was pretty fuckin cool in Point Break.
Hell, Swayze ruled the big screen in the 80's and early 90s...
Ghost, Point Break, Next of Kin, Road House, Dirty Dancing,
The Outsiders, Youngblood, Red Dawn, Grandview USA...

He was the "Bratt Pitt/George Clooney" of our generation!!! :lol:

by **Angiekay** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:07 am

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Patrick has always been one of my favorite actors! This SUCKS!!!

:cry:

by **Rockindeano** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:08 am

Youngblood was great. He took Rob lowe under his wing and made him a bonafide fighter as well as a scorer. Pat had to learn to skate and actually became quite good and has played ice hockey ever since.

Remember they got Youngblood all fucked up on tequila the night before practice and Dean couldn't skate? awesome movie. The Lowe starts bangin that hot piece os ass coach's daughter. man she gave me huge wood. Nothing beats banging a hockey chick in the stadium bowels.

by **Art Vandelay** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:23 am

Rockindeano wrote:Youngblood was great. He took Rob lowe under his wing and made him a bonafide fighter as well as a scorer. Pat had to learn to skate and actually became quite good and has played ice hockey ever since.

Remember they got Youngblood all fucked up on tequila the night before practice and Dean couldn't skate? awesome movie. The Lowe starts bangin that hot piece os ass coach's daughter. man she gave me huge wood. Nothing beats banging a hockey chick in the stadium bowels.

Wasn't it Youngblood's brother who taught him how to fight after he pussed out?
Carl Rakki was a real bad-ass in that movie too!

by **Lady Luck** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:24 am

Carlitto H@kk wrote:But you're right, Swayze was pretty fuckin cool in Point Break.
Hell, Swayze ruled the big screen in the 80's and early 90s...
Ghost, Point Break, Next of Kin, Road House, Dirty Dancing,
The Outsiders, Youngblood, Red Dawn, Grandview USA...

Don't forget the North and South mini-series. I think that was what really got him noticed.

by **epresley** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:25 am

Well, a lot of news agencies are reporting this now, so there is probably some truth to it...................

by **Rockindeano** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:25 am

Yeah, back on the farm in Canada he did, and so did his old man, but on the team, Swayze taught him you need more than a pretty face and good hands to make it in the NHL. Then Pat got cheapshotted and hit his dome on the ice ending his career.

by **Art Vandelay** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:29 am

Rockindeano wrote:Yeah, back on the farm in Canada he did, and so did his old man, but on the team, Swayze taught him you need more than a pretty face and good hands to make it in the NHL. Then Pat got cheapshotted and hit his dome on the ice ending his career.

Funny story about Youngblood - one of the Flyers' then-pretty boys, Peter Zezel, was an extra in the movie. Rob Lowe sat directly behind the Flyers bench at a game in L.A. and was yelling "Zez! Zez!" The Flyers coach at the time, Mike Keenan (who was a real bad ass himself) told Zezel to shut that mother fucker up.

Ah, old time hockey.

by **nikki** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:33 am

This is awful. Just saw this link on Fox News.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,335210,00.html

by **Ehwmatt** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:36 am

Too bad

he's made some good films. Time to throw on Hungry Eyes in tribute. Kind of ironic that I was reading an article about Steve Jobs's secretive diagnosis/treatment for pancreatic cancer today as well. Pancreatic cancer seems to be a bitch - I didn't know how bad it was. Jobs got lucky and had a rare form of the cancer that allowed effective treatment. Hope Patrick can beat the odds.

by **Rockindeano** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 7:56 am

Art Vandelay wrote:
Rockindeano wrote:Yeah, back on the farm in Canada he did, and so did his old man, but on the team, Swayze taught him you need more than a pretty face and good hands to make it in the NHL. Then Pat got cheapshotted and hit his dome on the ice ending his career.

Funny story about Youngblood - one of the Flyers' then-pretty boys, Peter Zezel, was an extra in the movie. Rob Lowe sat directly behind the Flyers bench at a game in L.A. and was yelling "Zez! Zez!" The Flyers coach at the time, Mike Keenan (who was a real bad ass himself) told Zezel to shut that mother fucker up.

Ah, old time hockey.

Get the fuck out! I partied with Old Man Keenan a million times up in Vancouver, as he was doing a great job of driving that team into the ditch. Pavel Bure, Gino Oldjick, Greg Adams, Keenan and Geoff Courtnall and I got wasted drunk in Courtnalls bar. Keenan thought it was hilarious to see line brawls. He really came out of his skin when inebriated. Gotta hand it to him, he liked old time hockey.

by **Red13JoePa** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:00 am

Rockindeano wrote:He was great as Reagan in Point Break. "Johnny! Johnny! That knee givin you trouble again?"

Bodhi.
Best role of many cool ones in the Swayze cannon.

Youngblood: I love the Swayze trash talk smirk after he buries Racki with the one nasty check.

by **ttango1** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 8:08 am

Didn't Swayze and Jeff Healey do "Roadhouse" together?

http://www.kopictureshow.com/KOPictureS ... house.html

They sure did.

MR

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