Swayze predicted he was “dead man” after pancreatic cancer diagnosis
September 30th, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 30 (ANI): Late actor Patrick Swayze was determined to fight pancreatic cancer after being diagnosed with the fatal disease.
The actor, who lost his battle to cancer on Sept 14, spoke of the mental battle he fought with the disease in his upcoming memoir Time of My Life, reports the Sun.
“I was not ready to go and I’d be damned if this disease was going to take me before I was good and ready,” wrote Patrick.
“So I said to my doctor, ‘Show me where the enemy is and I’ll fight him.’ It was the most challenging, eye-opening battle I’ve ever had,” he added.
The ‘Dirty Dancing’ star had predicted that he was a ‘dead man’ after cancer diagnosis.
While writing about his thoughts, Patrick wrote: “When my doctors at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles said the words ‘pancreatic cancer,’ a single thought popped into my head: I’m a dead man.
“Now, a lot of things go through your head when you get a death sentence handed to you, starting with: ‘Why me?’ It’s hard not to sink into bitterness.
“For me, that initial shock quickly turned into self-criticism and blame.” (ANI)
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