Lisa Niemi on Patrick Swayze: "I felt like he hasn't left"
Lisa Niemi opened up to Oprag about her husband Patrick Swayze's death from Cancer on Friday's (October 30th) episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show. Entertainment Tonight reports that Lisa told Oprah that Patrick was given less than three months to live when he was first diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer two years ago, but managed to hang on for 22 months. "When we first had the diagnosis, I cried in front of him. I said, this is the one time I'm going to do this. ... When he looked at me and looked in my eyes,

Patrick Swayze's Widow: "I Feel Every Contour of His Hand in Mine": PHOTO
On The Oprah Winfrey Show Friday, Patrick Swayz e 's widow Lisa Niemi spoke candidly about losing her husband just six weeks ago to Pancreatic Cancer. She told Winfrey that Swayze initially was given around three months to live when he was first diagnosed two years ago. He managed fight the disease for 22 months. "When we first had the diagnosis, I cried in front of him," she told Winfrey, according to Entertainment Tonigh t , which has posted an excerpt of the interview. "I said, 'This is the...

Patrick Swayze - Niemi Longs For Swayze To Return In Spirit Form: PHOTO
Patrick Swayze's widow is willing the actor to return to her in spirit form. Lisa Niemi admits she's finding it hard to detach from the late Ghost actor, nearly two months after he lost his battle with Pancreatic Cancer - and would love him to visit her from beyond the grave. During an appearance on Oprah Winfrey's talk show on Friday (30Oct09), she said, "I used to be so afraid of spirits and ghosts. Now I'm like 'show yourself'." But she admits she still feels Swayze's presence and hasn't yet...

Patrick Swayze - Niemi Feared Drink Would Kill Swayze: PHOTO
Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi feared his alcohol abuse would kill him years before his tragic death from Pancreatic Cancer. The couple hit a bump in their 34-year marriage back in 2003, when the Ghost actor's drinking spun out of control. They separated for a year, and Niemi reveals she left home because she couldn't bear to watch her husband kill himself. During an appearance on Oprah Winfrey's talk show on Friday (30Oct09), Niemi said, "He was imploding pretty badly... It was very...

Patrick Swayze's Widow: "I Feel Every Contour of His Hand in Mine"
On The Oprah Winfrey Show Friday, Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi spoke candidly about losing her husband just six weeks ago to Pancreatic Cancer. She told Winfrey that Swayze initially was given around three months to live when he was first diagnosed two years ago. He managed fight the disease for 22 months. "When we first had the diagnosis, I cried in front of him," she told Winfrey, according to Entertainment Tonigh t , which has posted an excerpt of the interview. "I said, 'This is the one...

Niemi Feared Drink Would Kill Swayze: PHOTO
Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi feared his alcohol abuse would kill himyears before his tragic death from Pancreatic Cancer. The couple hit a bump in their 34-year marriage back in 2003, when the Ghost actor's drinking spun out of control. Niemi adds, We got back together and it was still tough They separated for a year, and Niemi reveals she left home because she couldn't bear to watch her husband kill himself. Comment on this Article During an appearance on Oprah Winfrey's talk show on...

Patrick Swayze - Niemi Feared Drink Would Kill Swayze
Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi feared his alcohol abuse would kill him years before his tragic death from Pancreatic Cancer.The couple hit a bump in their 34-year...

Niemi Feared Drink Would Kill Swayze: PHOTO
Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi feared his alcohol abuse would kill himyears before his tragic death from Pancreatic Cancer. The couple hit a bump in their 34-year marriage back in 2003, when the Ghost actor's drinking spun out of control. Niemi adds, We got back together and it was still tough They separated for a year, and Niemi reveals she left home because she couldn't bear to watch her husband kill himself. Comment on this Article During an appearance on Oprah Winfrey's talk show on...

Dancers gather to honor Patrick Swayze: PHOTO
And so it was fitting that a huge, eclectic group of dancers gathered to honor him this week at the annual fundraiser for Career Transition for Dancers, a group that helps dancers develop new careers after age or injury forces them to halt dancing. Swayze had been chosen as this year's honoree well before his death in September of Pancreatic Cancer at age 57. His wife of 34 years, Lisa Niemi, seemed to tear up as she accepted the Rolex Dance Award on his behalf, telling the crowd her husband...

Patrick Swayze's widow wants to see his ghost: PHOTO
Patrick Swayze's widow yearns for him to touch her from beyond the grave - like in his hit movie Ghost. Lisa Niemi told chat show queen OprahWinfrey she thought she would never want to see her husband "in the flesh" after his death. But she has felt Patrick's presence since he lost his two-year battle with Pancreatic Cancer in September.

Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi was afraid that alcohol abuse would kill him
Patrick Swayze an American actor, dancer and singer-songwriter has seen a lot of ups and downs in his life. Unfortunately it has appeared, Swayze began to drink heavily as a reaction to his father’s death at age 57 from a Heart Attack in 1982. His sister Vicky committed Suicide by overdose, leading Swayze to seek treatment for Alcoholism in 1994. Years before his tragic death from Pancreatic Cancer, Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi was afraid that Swayze's alcohol abuse would kill him. Back...

Wife Feared Alcohol Would Kill Patrick Swayze: PHOTO
Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi feared his alcohol abuse would kill him years before his tragic death from Pancreatic Cancer.

Niemi feared drink would kill Swayze
Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi feared his alcohol abuse would kill him years before his tragic death from Pancreatic Cancer. The couple hit a bump in their 34-year marriage back in 2003, when the Ghost actor's drinking spun out of control. They separated for a year, and Niemi reveals she left home because she couldn't bear to watch her husband kill himself. During an appearance on Oprah Winfrey's talk show on Friday (30Oct09), Niemi said, "He was imploding pretty badly......

Niemi Longs For Swayze To Return In Spirit Form
Patrick Swayze 's widow is willing the actor to return to her in spirit form. Lisa Niemi admits she's finding it hard to detach from the late Ghost actor, nearly two months after he lost his battle with Pancreatic Cancer - and would love him to visit her from beyond the grave. During an appearance on Oprah Winfrey 's talk show on Friday, she said, "I used to be so afraid of spirits and ghosts. Now I'm like 'show yourself'." But she admits she still feels...

Niemi feared drink would kill Swayze
Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi feared his alcohol abuse would kill him years before his tragic death from Pancreatic Cancer.

Niemi Feared Drink Would Kill Swayze
Patrick Swayze 's widow Lisa Niemi feared his alcohol abuse would kill him years before his tragic death from Pancreatic Cancer. The couple hit a bump in their 34-year marriage back in 2003, when the Ghost actor's drinking spun out of control. They separated for a year, and Niemi reveals she left home because she couldn't bear to watch her husband kill himself. During an appearance on Oprah Winfrey 's talk show on Friday, Niemi said, "He was imploding pretty badly... It...

Niemi feared drink would kill Swayze
Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi feared his alcohol abuse would kill him years before his tragic death from Pancreatic Cancer.. Up to the minute entertainment news.

Niemi longs for Swayze to return in spirit form
Patrick Swayze's widow is willing the actor to return to her in spirit form. Lisa Niemi admits she's finding it hard to detach from the late Ghost actor, nearly two months after he lost his battle with Pancreatic Cancer - and would love him to visit her from beyond the grave. During an appearance on Oprah Winfrey's talk show on Friday (30Oct09), she said, "I used to be so afraid of spirits and ghosts. Now I'm like 'show yourself'." But she admits she still feels...

The Time Of My Life: Patrick Swayze's Wife On His Life And Death (VIDEO)
Patrick Swayze's wife, Lisa Niemi, was on Good Morning America today to discuss the book that she and Swayze wrote together, The Time of My Life . She spoke about her sometimes-troubled relationship with Swayze, the grieving process, and what it was like to speak at the Women's Conference last week. You can read an excerpt from The Time of My Life at the Good Morning America website. WATCH:

Lisa Niemi on Patrick Swayze: 'I Felt Like He Hasn't Left': PHOTO
Lisa Niemi was candid with Oprah about her husband Patrick Swayze's recent death, and their life together on Friday's live episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show."<br />

Lisa Niemi on Patrick Swayze: 'I Felt Like He Hasn't Left': PHOTO
Lisa Niemi was candid with Oprah about her husband Patrick Swayze 's recent death, and their life together on Friday's live episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Lisa told Oprah that Patrick was given three months or less to live when he was first diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer two years ago, but managed to hang on for 22 months. Lisa explained that she only allowed herself to cry one time in front of Patrick, when he was first diagnosed: "When we first had the diagnosis, I cried in front of...

Dancers gather to honor Patrick Swayze (AP)
NEW YORK – Before Patrick Swayze was a film actor, a TV actor and People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive," he was a dancer. And so it was fitting that a huge, eclectic group of dancers gathered to honor him this week at the annual fundraiser for Career Transition for Dancers, a group that helps dancers develop new careers after age or injury forces them to halt dancing. Swayze had been chosen as this year's honoree well before his death in September of Pancreatic Cancer at age 57. His wife...

Swayze's Widow: "I Feel Like He Hasn't Left" [Clips]: PHOTO
Today on Oprah, Lisa Niemi, Patrick Swayze's wife of 34 years, revealed that they separated for a year because of his drinking. "I didn't want to be there to watch him die," she said. "Not like that." Clip at left.

LESSONS OF LOVE WITH LISA NIEMI: PHOTO
~You can never tell your spouse, you love them enough~ Lisa Niemi continues to inspire the world, with her great love for her husband, the late Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze's widow Lisa Niemi discusses grief on -Oprah'
Lisa Niemi, Patrick Swayze’s widow, was on Oprah today for her first TV interview, after an appearance earlier this week at the Women’s Conference 2009 roundtable on grief. Niemi told Oprah that she struggled with the shift from medical treatment to palliative care, and that she “feel[s] like he hasn’t left.” She also discussed the couple’s temporary separation in 2003 due to Swayze’s alcohol abuse at the time. “He was imploding pretty...