Posts with tag "LisaNiemi"

Swayze's Widow Speaks: 'I Would Love to See You,' Patrick

Posted Oct 31st 2009 at 09:21 AM by PopEater Staff

Speaking out for the first time on television since the death of her husband Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi, the 'Dirty Dancing' star's wife of 34 years is opening up to Oprah Winfrey about her loss. Niemi, who married Swayze while both were still in their 20s, says that when Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, "it was mind numbing." She goes on to tell Winfrey that "you think you're going ...

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Patrick Swayze's Widow: 'I Have to Go Through It'

Posted Oct 28th 2009 at 07:14 AM by PopEater Staff

Lisa Niemi, Patrick Swayze's wife of 34 years, told a women's conference Tuesday that the loss of her husband just six weeks ago "is like an animal all of its own" and the sadness could be felt "on a cellular level." PEOPLE reports that Niemi spoke in a roundtable on Grief, Healing and Resilience at the Women's Conference 2009 in Long Beach, California. Niemi told the attendees, "When the ...

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Patrick Swayze's Wife to Discuss Her Loss on 'Oprah'

Posted Oct 27th 2009 at 05:10 PM by PopEater Staff

Patrick Swayze's wife Lisa Niemi will give the first one-on-one interview since her husband's death on the Oprah Winfrey Show this Friday, PEOPLE reports. Swayze passed away at age 57 this September after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Niemi, his wife of 34 years, will open up to Oprah about their life together, and what it was like to lose him. She will also discuss the book they ...

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Swayze Recounts Lowest Days in Memoir

Posted Sep 30th 2009 at 04:00 PM by PopEater Staff

Patrick Swayze's intense battles with alcohol and depression nearly cost him his marriage earlier this decade, the late actor reveals for the first time in his book 'The Time of My Life,' released Tuesday. His struggle with drink had long been a strain on his wife of 34 years, Lisa Niemi. In the book, he recounts a 10-year period spent drinking "copious amounts of alcohol" and later a 1993 ...

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Swayze's 34-Year Marriage a Special Bond

Posted Sep 15th 2009 at 05:12 PM by PopEater Staff

Relatively few Hollywood marriages stand the test of time, so when one comes along that so clearly exudes love and sincerity, you tend to take notice. Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi were one such couple, and their 34-year marriage was a lesson in dedication and survival through good times and bad. They led a relatively quiet life together -- for years spending most of their time at his horse ...