This can’t be easy: it has been revealed that Patrick Swayze’s wife will collaborate with him on writing his memoirs while he continues to battle cancer. The actor, who was hospitalized last week for pneumonia, is said to be developing an “inspirational” work that chronicles his professional success and life-long relationship with wife Lisa Niemi.
Patrick Swayze’s increasingly dramatic story is headed for yet another medium.
The actor and his wife of [33] years, Lisa, “will be collaborating on his memoirs,” Swayze’s rep, Annett Wolf, tells E! News. “There is no further information at this time.”
But what a tale the 56-year-old actor could tell, going from unknown dancer to up-and-comer to full-fledged heartthrob after starring in Dirty Dancing to cult-favorite character in Road House to established leading man in Ghost to reborn character actor in Donnie Darko to… You get the picture.
And along the way, there were struggles with substance abuse and now, sadly, a battle with pancreatic cancer that has thrown Swayze back into the public eye with a vengeance.
Thankfully, Patrick isn’t just looking back at what he’s achieved. While he’s taking bed rest after his pneumonia trouble last week, his show “The Beast” was received well and Swayze himself is said to bring “welcome intensity to this gritty cop drama.”
I’m trying not to dwell on how tough this must be for his wife.
