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Patrick Swayze Stops Cancer Treatments

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After his last bout with pneumonia, Patrick Swayze has decided to stop all chemotherapy.  According to his doctors, he made the decision after being told that he is out of options.  The goal now will be to keep him comfortable through palliative care.  A friend of Swayze’s said, “Patrick regards himself as a cowboy, and is determined to die with his boots on and no regrets.”

The average person diagnosed with his type of pancreatic cancer dies within six months of diagnosis; Swayze has made it a year.  Lots of prayers and positive thoughts to Patrick and his family.

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  • I’m so sad about this. Of all the people in Hollywood why the one guy who isn’t a jackhole? Why couldn’t it be Brandon Davis?

  • I could be wrong but from my experience, not doing chemo means they are giving up and saying nothing’s going to beat it.

    That really sucks. Poor guy.

    • What about “hes out of options” says anything other than nothign is going to beat it. Your comment was pointless you basically just summarized the post.

      • Sorry i was just saying you repeated what was said in the post and what im sure 99% of us know and acted like it was a new idea u just came up with that you only learned “from experience”. Im just saying, i thought that was common sense….if hes stopping chemo because hes out of options hes stopping because nothing is going to beat it.

  • Gosh, I feel so bad for him and his family. I sincerely hope that by some miracle he gets better. It happens to the best of ’em.

  • This is so sad. I hope things work out for the better, but this isn’t looking good for him. I love you Patrick, and wish you the best!

  • I agree with Ziggy, why him? I am so sad for him and his family, he will always be the super sexy stud in dirty dancing in my mind.

  • I always get a little cynical when people abuse the shit out of their bodies and get to live to be like 800 years old *cough*members of the Rolling Stones*cough* and then other people get stricken and struggle to get to 60.

    • That’s my dad. He drinks, he smokes, he loves red meat…. I just took him to the heart doctor and the doctor said, “well, you shouldn’t smoke and drink but I don’t think you’re going to change so…..” My dad will outlive us all. If my mother doesn’t kill him first.

  • this is heartbreaking.

    i hope he is comfortable and pain free, and thank him for all his cinematic contributions. dirty dancing in particular is almost a part of me, i know it so well.

    just so sad. love him.

  • This is such sad news to hear. He has been a girlish crush since the day I saw him in Dirty Dancing (who hasn’t right!!!). I have always dreamed of meeting him one day!! I wish the best for him and his family though and hope he is kept as comfortable as long as possible.

    Patrick Swayze’s #1 fan!!!!!

  • Ditto, Jay. I have been in love with him ever since the first time I saw Dirty Dancing. This actually makes me really, really sad :(

  • Too sad, and so unfair. Courtney Love and Amy Winehouse get to keep stumbling around while the world loses someone like Patrick Swayze. The man upstairs has a sick sense of humor.

      • He made some movies that were not only good, for what they were, but will also live on in the memories of those who grew up with them and have historical significance to people looking back on the final days of the cold war. He might not be the best actor ever but he can be proud to have been in entertaining films like Ghost, Red Dawn, Point Break and Dirty Dancing.

  • Il dio li benedice e mantiene. Maggio il suo lustro della faccia giù su voi e può suo amare abbracciare la stretta voi nella pace fino alla t che si conclude di tempo.

  • “Nobody puts baby in the corner” : that was the kindest thing I heard any man say by the time I was 14 and watched DD for the first time. I know it was a script but I always loved him for it. Thanks Patrick. x

  • god this is so sad. my prayers go out to patrick and his family. like everyone else said, dirty dancing was a huge thing for me growing up, and seeing him so sick is an almost personal tragedy.

  • On the bright side, at least he knows roughly when he will pass so he can say goodbye and prepare. Many people die never getting such an opportunity.

    Enjoy every day, you never know if it’s your last.

  • Dear Patrick

    Ive been following your story from the beginning and you have done marvelous , you have kept a positive mind on this cancer and you have beaten it so far really proud of you. i watch your series its a great show every time i see you my heart breaks, i lost both of my father to cancer and my mother to emphysema i know how you feeling u will say why me i say the same thing why my parents,but god only takes the best and you are one of them when the time comes you will know, and for your lovely wife my heart goes out to her, do me a favor when you are up there can you say hello to my parents and tell them i love them as well. much appreciated. take care Patrick your in my prays forever
    michelle

  • im soo heart-broken about this. my thoughts and prayers are with him and his family. Another legend about to pass from this horrendous disease, but he fought with everything he had and lasted longer then alot of people from pancreatic cancer and im so proud of him for staying on the posotive side of things may god take you in his loving arms…… till we meet again patrick….. :(

  • This guy has lived more in his years here than most of have even dreamed of. I can tell from his attitude that as difficult and dark as the truth is here, he stills looks at he his situation as blessed. We all know it is going to end at some point. What we all ask ourselves might be is “did we play our music while we were” here. I think he would answer yes………… Good Luck friend………