Patrick Swayze gravely ill with cancer (confirmed)

Update: Sadly Swayze’s rep has confirmed the story to be true.  However the prognosis may not be as bad as stated below.   Patrick’s physician Dr. George Fisher states, ‘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.”

We really hope this is not true but the National Enquirer is reporting that Patrick Swayze has cancer and perhaps only five weeks to live.   Supposedly Swayze, 55,  was diagnosed in late January with pancreatic cancer and it has spread to other organs.  The Enquirer promises full details of course in their print edition tomorrow.

According to the tabloid for the past month, Patrick,  has been traveling to Stanford University’s prestigious cancer center in Palo Alto with his wife Lisa Niemi, for radical chemotherapy, but his doctors are no longer optimistic that the treatments will be successful.  The Enquirer also reports that Swayze has lost more than 20 pounds in the past few weeks and is restricted to a liquid diet because he has trouble keeping down solid food and there is little hope for a cure.

I will be watching this story very closely and will update with any response from Patrick Swayze’s reps.