‘I realized he was a dead man’: Patrick Swayze’s widow describes her reaction to cancer diagnosis

Actor Patrick Swayze’s widow, Lisa Niemi Swayze, opened up about their difficult journey after the “Ghost” star was diagnosed with cancer in 2008.

“When he first found out he had pancreatic cancer, he turned to me and said, ‘I’m dead,'” the woman said, according to the NY Post. she said. Lisa explained that the artist’s doctors confirmed the diagnosis after the endoscopic examination and informed her, but she was in no hurry to tell her husband about it. It is later revealed that the doctor revealed the truth to Patrick.

“Of course, the doctor said that you can continue your treatment, but… consider getting your affairs in order as soon as possible. “This is very difficult to hear,” said the actor’s widow. Lisa added that all of their energy was focused on helping Swayze survive. Her first instinct was to call her aunt, who works as an oncologist in Texas, and offer to enroll Patrick in a clinical trial.

Lisa said they are doing their best to stay positive. She stated that her life with her husband will never be the same again. “Everything has changed. We always called ourselves optimistic realists because we knew how this would probably turn out, but we insisted that he would be the one who survived because miracles could happen. We approached everything positively, but let me tell you this: It’s an absolute nightmare 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.” It was like living in it,” said the star’s chosen one.

While it’s important for the couple to stay positive, Lisa admitted it’s difficult at times. Sometimes she cried so that her husband wouldn’t see her. One of the most heartbreaking moments for the woman was a walk with Patrick on his ranch in New Mexico. Then the artist told him how much he wanted to go camping for the last time. “She looked at me with tears in her eyes and said, ‘I want to live,'” she said.