Jan 13 2009Patrick Swayze kicking pneumonia's ass
Patrick Swayze has enough on his plate battling pancreatic cancer, but he hit a bump last week when he was hospitalized with pneumonia. Given only a few weeks to live at the beginning of last year, the amazingly resilient Swayze wasn't about to let some bitchass pneumonia take him out. Us Magazine reports:
Cancer-stricken actor Patrick Swayze, who was hospitalized Friday for pneumonia, is "doing fine," his mother, Patsy Swayze, told Usmagazine.com on Monday. "He sounds really upbeat and positive."
I'm pretty sure scientists are studying Patrick Swayze's blood right now and are moments away from discovering "Wait, this man's not from earth. He was sent here as a baby from the planet Krypton!" Then Patrick Swayze will fly into my house, and we'll go beat up all the kids who made fun of me in school. I told them this day would come. Muhahaha!
Photos: WENN
Reader Comments
1. Melanie - January 13, 2009 10:37 AM
It's pancreatic cancer, not prostate. :)
2. Melanie - January 13, 2009 10:37 AM
It's pancreatic cancer, not prostate. :)
3. kay - January 13, 2009 10:37 AM
Kick some ass!
4. Lucy - January 13, 2009 10:38 AM
prostate cancer??? pancreatic cancer, you mean.
5. RichPort's Ghost - January 13, 2009 10:55 AM
Who knew Dirty Dancing would mean him shitting in his diaper while doing the Tango?
6. Uncle Eccoli - January 13, 2009 10:57 AM
It looks like Babs has got her hand down his pants in that first picture.
7. Famous Plastic - January 13, 2009 11:00 AM
That's sad. He's not going to last much longer. No one does when the families state "he's doing fine"...
8. veggi - January 13, 2009 11:00 AM
The real cancer is his acting.
9. Max Planck - January 13, 2009 11:03 AM
The benefits of smoking.
10. Beth - January 13, 2009 11:03 AM
Looks like he's focused most of his prayers on having his hair spared during the chemo.
11. Wade Garrett - January 13, 2009 11:08 AM
He's the same height as Barbara Walters.
I thought you'd be bigger.
12. OC Dee - January 13, 2009 11:10 AM
Patrick did a hillarious Chippendales skit with Chris Farley on Saturday Night Live. I hope Patrick recovers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RajNvJ3bCU
13. p0nk - January 13, 2009 11:21 AM
whenever i start to feel like i could like this guy, i remember - Dirty Dancing.
14. Answer Guru - January 13, 2009 11:30 AM
Good job, Patrick! Oh man, I hopes he makes it out of this nightmare!
15. RoadHouse4Eternity - January 13, 2009 11:31 AM
The Swaze is fucking GOD. Tell that bitch Barbara Walters what the fuck is up!
16. ToTellTheTruth - January 13, 2009 11:32 AM
i hope he gets better, i really like patrick swayze
17. Oscar Madison - January 13, 2009 11:36 AM
I hope he gets better. He's got a good outlook on things.
18. diddleysquat - January 13, 2009 11:38 AM
WOLVERINES!!!
19. Alex - January 13, 2009 11:48 AM
Hey, he's a man's man! I mean, just watch Roadhouse. More power to ya, Patty! Whip carcinogenic ass, buddy!
20. Sport - January 13, 2009 12:07 PM
Sad for anyone to battle such a horrible disease, but man the dude has that crazy Brittney face going. Acck.
21. Linda - January 13, 2009 12:09 PM
Way to go Patrick!!!! Kick butt!!! I am praying for you!!!
BTW for the smoking comments....my cousin who was female, 45, never smoked or drank alcohol and worked out 5 days a week died of Pancreatic Cancer within 6 months so let's not blame everything on smoking. Cancer has no boundaries.
22. Vince Lombardi - January 13, 2009 12:10 PM
Fuck cancer and the horse it rode in on!
23. me - January 13, 2009 12:23 PM
go patrick! you are one strong man!
24. me - January 13, 2009 12:24 PM
go patrick! you are one strong man!
25. me - January 13, 2009 12:24 PM
go patrick! you are one strong man!
26. Bethany - January 13, 2009 12:50 PM
Wow, his illnesses are as weak as his acting career.
27. melissia - January 13, 2009 1:23 PM
mr.swayze KEEP UP THE FIGHT U CAN WIN IF ANYONE CAN !!!!!!!!! YOU ARE THE BEST !!! YOU HAVE MORE MOVIES AND SHOWS TO DO !!! YOUR WORK IS NOT DONE
28. Geoff - January 13, 2009 1:44 PM
I'll second that WOLVERINES!!!
29. Popo - January 13, 2009 2:06 PM
Road House is the finest film that has ever existed or that will ever exist. It should win every Oscar from here to eternity. Don't believe me? Sit down with a handle of Jim Beam and see if you make it to the end of both (movie and handle) at the same time.
Nope, didn't think so.
Patrick Swayze is going to put cancer's face through a table.
30. Dr. - January 13, 2009 2:29 PM
I watched Roadhouse on the weekend and it continues to kick ass. Best wishes Patrick. Be nice. Until it's time to not be nice.
You won't. I'll let you know.
Hell yeah!
31. Dr. - January 13, 2009 2:33 PM
#26 is a piece of shit.
32. RichPort's Ghost - January 13, 2009 2:38 PM
You are all the occupants to Swayze's gloryhole.
33. sla - January 13, 2009 2:56 PM
#13 -- If you look at it logically and from an artistic standpoint, yeah, Dirty Dancing sucks, but even so I can't help but watch it whenever it's on and kind of fall in love with Patrick every time I see it. Same thing for Ghost (except I don't watch it -- I have some standards and Demi is just so annoying).
The Chippendale's skit, however, was and remains art of the highest quality.
I like that Patrick and his wife are still together, that she is aging appropriately, that he is still working and that he's fighting the bitch that cancer is. I hope he beats it.
34. Todd Jaspers - January 13, 2009 3:48 PM
Don't diss on Patrick Swayze... He could probably still kick all your asses.. I am a movie critic and I still love road house.. Some of the best lines ever in cinema.
Doc: "Do you ever win a fight?"
Dalton: "Nobody ever wins a fight."
Hope he stays with us a lot longer.. Swayze rules!!
35. stephen j - January 13, 2009 4:52 PM
Well at least he's having the time of his life.......
36. Mama Pinkus - January 13, 2009 5:20 PM
He's making every day count - kick some cancer ass, Patrick!
37. Insatiable Peter - January 13, 2009 8:32 PM
I'm pulling for my boy, Sam Wheat!
38. bruce - January 13, 2009 9:20 PM
I prefer it is a fake news as well as some magazines said he kept dating beautiful women from the famous site ***seekingsugarmomma. c om***.. in the past weeks. Good luck, Man!
39. shatted - January 13, 2009 11:55 PM
Barbie is checkin out his SLUG !! and if you are watchin roadhouse look at Sam Elliott ... ohhhhhh myyyyy .... he makes Patty look even gayer ;)
40. gerard Vandenberg - January 13, 2009 11:59 PM
What about his mum, folks?
.......................TOO?
41. Pandy - January 14, 2009 8:36 AM
He has a wonderful attitude, love him!
42. BLACK GUY WITH AIDS - January 14, 2009 5:27 PM
I seriously love Patrick and hope he gets better soon. Roadhouse was awesome of course, but don't forget Ghost, The Outsiders, Dirty Dancing, and all the other great work in this fine actor's career.
43. AdamYYZ - January 14, 2009 8:45 PM
Get better Pat!
I'll think about you when I ride my bike from Toronto to Niagara Falls again this summer for cancer research.
http://www.conquercancer.ca/
44. Pam - January 15, 2009 11:28 AM
I have so much respect for this man who is battling the toughest fight of his life. He is fighting it with every fiber in his body. I think most people who don't last with this disease are so distraught they give up. Not everyone has his spirit about life. The fact he didn't fall prey to the pitfalls of Hollywood, has a 33 year marriage and so much love for each other. He is the real deal whether you like his movies or not. I loved Dirty Dancing because I love to watch dancing anyway. Ghost he was fabulous. When you see his new series think what it took of him to do these and for all you negative do nothing experts who probably have no accomplishments in their lives...Keep your rude comments to yourself.
45. SRHD - January 15, 2009 12:09 PM
Pain Don't Hurt...
46. lucy - January 16, 2009 10:41 AM
He is so capable, and I like him very much, I have seen him on Meetwealthy. com. I also met a lot of wealthy singles and celebs here. I am so lucky.