Posts with tag "Patrick Swayze"

Patrick Swayze's Wife Reflects One Year Later

Posted Sep 14th 2010 at 02:10 PM by PopEater Staff

It's been an uphill climb for Patrick Swayze's wife, actress Lisa Niemi, since her universally-loved husband passed away a year ago, but things are starting to look up. "In some ways I look at the anniversary and think, 'It's either going to knock me down or it's going to make me stronger," Niemi told PEOPLE. "And I know I'm stronger now. The fact that I've had some good days definitely gives ...

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Patrick Swayze's Widow Opens Up About His Alcoholism, Her Grief

Posted Apr 9th 2010 at 11:00 AM by Zach Dionne

Almost seven months after Patrick Swayze's death, Lisa Niemi, his widow and co-writer of the marriage-centric autobiography 'The Time of My Life,' spoke to the UK's Times Online, detailing her life with the 'Dirty Dancing' star and her difficult grieving process. The interview is a unique opportunity to hear such an in-depth testimony from Niemi -- though she and Swayze penned the retrospective ...

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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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Goldberg Rips Somers for Swayze Quotes

Posted Sep 23rd 2009 at 03:37 PM by PopEater Staff

Whoopi Goldberg put Suzanne Somers' comments regarding the death of actor Patrick Swayze in her crosshairs on 'The View' on Wednesday, lashing out at the actress for recent comments in which she hinted that chemotherapy and not cancer is what killed the 'Dirty Dancing' star. Somers took to her blog to defend herself, saying she had no idea she was speaking to a reporter at the time, and that ...

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Swayze Memoir: No to Painkillers, Yes to 'An Amazing Ride'

Posted Sep 18th 2009 at 09:24 AM by PopEater Staff

In a quest to remain mentally sharp, Patrick Swayze turned away painkillers while enduring rigorous chemotherapy treatments during much of his battle with pancreatic cancer, his soon-to-be-released memoir, 'The Time of My Life,' will reveal. That, along with the actor's reaction and stoic acceptance of his disease, are just some of topics found in the book, according to excerpts highlighted by ...

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Swayze Tribute Planned In 'Dancing' Town

Posted Sep 18th 2009 at 06:20 AM by PopEater / Wire Services

Residents of the small North Carolina town where dance instructor Johnny Castle practiced lifts with Baby Houseman in 'Dirty Dancing' will remember Patrick Swayze with a memorial this weekend. The Lake Lure locals remember him as a kind family man, said the Rev. Everette Chapman, who will speak at the memorial service about the actor's determination to live life to the fullest. ...

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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 ...