March 05, 2008

Rumours that Patrick Swayze has only 5 weeks to live.

No confirmation from a reliable source yet.

posted by some wander by mistake 16 years ago
  • "It was unbelievable. One day he's okay and the next he's going to die in a few weeks." Been there, done that. An extraordinarily shitty experience I'd wish on no-one. I hope for his sake, and for his family's, that it's not true.
  • Nobody puts Swayze in a corner! Well, maybe cancer does.
  • Y'know, when a rumor like this turns out to be false (which of course I hope it is) it makes me wonder what kind of sick fuck you'd have to be to start that kind of gossip.
  • Jim Cunningham: You are a fear prisoner. Yes, you are a product of fear. Jim Cunningham: Son... DO YOU SEE THIS? This is an Anger Prisoner. A textbook example. DO YOU SEE THE FEAR, PEOPLE? This boy is scared to death of the truth. Son, it breaks my heart to say this, but I believe you are a very troubled and confused young man. I believe you are searching for the answers in all the wrong places... Donnie Darko: You're right, actually. I am pretty- I'm, I'm pretty troubled and I'm, I'm pretty confused. But I... and I'm afraid. Really, really afraid. Really afraid. But I... I... I think you're the fucking Antichrist. Jim Cunningham: Is that all the gusta you can musta?
  • First Jeff Healey and now Swayze. It's the curse of Roadhouse, I tell ya.
  • Jesus, I never thought of it that way. RUN, SAM ELLIOTT, RUN FOR YOUR LIFE!!!11!
  • Ahh, bloody hell... NY Post says Swayze's publicist confirmed to Page Six that he's suffering from pancreatic cancer. A step up from the Enquirer, which gives the story more credence.
  • go gently into that good night, Miss Vida Bohème.
  • Actor Patrick Swayze has been diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and is currently undergoing treatment." Patrick's physician Dr. George Fisher said. "Patrick has a very limited amount of disease and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus far. All of the reports stating the timeframe of his prognosis and his physical side effects are absolutely untrue. We are considerably more optimistic. Patrick is continuing his normal schedule during this time, which includes working on upcoming projects. The outpouring of support and concern he has already received from the public is deeply appreciated by Patrick and his family."
  • Beeb link confirming Ed's quote above Sounds like he's probably had a good handle on it, and then the Enquirer had to come along and blow it out of the water - with added fireworks of course.
  • Well, if Steve Jobs could beat pancreatic cancer AND hide it from everyone for nine months, then perhaps Swayze can take a licking and keep on ticking, too.
  • Damn it. My comment several above was supposed to read: "Nobody puts Swayze in a coroner!" I fear I may not have offended as many people as I intended.
  • Jobs' cancer was islet cell tumor. This accounts for less than 5% of pancreatic cancers & grows slowly, metastasizes less. 95% of pancreatic cancer is adenocarcinoma. 5 year survival rates with optimal treatment, 20% down to less than 2% depending on the extent of the disease on diagnosis. We don't know what Swayze's cancer is, but given the numbers, it is not likely to be the same as Jobs'.
  • bernockle, my brain would have read it as "corner", no matter what you wrote. That line is part of my daily (or at least weekly) vocabulary.
  • He was in the New York Times crossword today. Hmmm?
  • If I had 5 weeks left to live, I wouldn't continue going the set of my cheer leading movie Dude, c'mon...
  • Aw, man, this stinks. For the longest time, my friends and I would call something "The Swayze-est" if it was good. (And we'd say "That's so Jeff Kent" if it was bad, but that's more of a baseball reference.)