Product Details
Simon & Schuster UK, January 2012
Trade Paperback, 336 pages
ISBN-10: 085720839X
ISBN-13: 9780857208392
Description
Lisa Niemi and Patrick Swayze first met as teenagers at his mother's dance studio. He was older and just a bit cocky; she was the gorgeous waif who refused to worship the ground he walked on. It didn't take long for them to fall in love. Their thirty-four year marriage -- which they explored together in The Time of My Life -- was a uniquely passionate partnership.
Now, for the first time, Lisa will share what it was like to care for her husband as he battled Stage IV pancreatic cancer, and will describe his last days when she simply tried to keep him comfortable. She writes searingly about her grief in the aftermath of Patrick's death, and candidly discusses the challenges that the past fourteen months without him have posed.
But while this is an emotionally honest and unflinching depiction of illness, death, and loss, it is also a hopeful and life-affirming exploration of the power of the human spirit. Lisa shows that no matter how dark the prospect of another day may seem, there are always reserves of strength to call upon, and the love shared between two people will never truly die.
Now, for the first time, Lisa will share what it was like to care for her husband as he battled Stage IV pancreatic cancer, and will describe his last days when she simply tried to keep him comfortable. She writes searingly about her grief in the aftermath of Patrick's death, and candidly discusses the challenges that the past fourteen months without him have posed.
But while this is an emotionally honest and unflinching depiction of illness, death, and loss, it is also a hopeful and life-affirming exploration of the power of the human spirit. Lisa shows that no matter how dark the prospect of another day may seem, there are always reserves of strength to call upon, and the love shared between two people will never truly die.
Examiner.com, January 11, 2012
...The wife of the late Patrick Swayze seems to think so. In the release of her new book Worth Fighting For: Love, Loss and Moving Forward, Lisa Niemi Swayze recounts the loss of her late husband as a moving forward period in both of their ...
Huffington Post, January 11, 2012
...he had been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. Now, just two years after his death, his wife, Lisa Niemi Swayze, is revisiting her 34-year marriage, including her decision to add "Swayze" to her name and to finally remove her ...
Huffington Post, January 10, 2012
...he had been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. Now, just two years after his death, his wife, Lisa Niemi Swayze, is revisiting her 34-year marriage, including her decision to add "Swayze" to her name and to finally remove her ...
AZCentral.com, January 6, 2012
...NEW YORK -- Tucked in toward the end of Lisa Niemi Swayze's new memoir is a picture of her husband, Patrick, that's far from any image on a movie poster. Swayze's famous mane is gone. His belly ...
Basking Ridge Patch, January 5, 2012
...Lisa Niemi Swayze, wife of late actor Patrick Swayze, spoke about courage, bravery and being grateful for life in front of a crowd of more than 100 people when the Somerset ...
Basking Ridge Patch, January 5, 2012
...Lisa Niemi Swayze, wife of late actor Patrick Swayze, spoke about courage, bravery and being grateful for life in front of a crowd of more than 100 people when the Somerset ...
Bridgewater Patch, January 5, 2012
...Lisa Niemi Swayze, wife of late actor Patrick Swayze, spoke about courage, bravery and being grateful for life in front of a crowd of more than 100 people when the Somerset ...
Yahoo! 7 Lifestyle, January 4, 2012
...up about his cancer in a new book. Celebrity News Rating: (2) Rate it: Sign in to rate Lisa Niemi Swayze’s book Worth Fighting For discusses her relationship with the Dirty Dancing star and his battle with the cancer that killed him. He ...
Bridgewater Patch, January 4, 2012
...Today, Bridgewater will welcome Lisa Niemi Swayze , wife of the late Patrick Swayze, to the Bridgewater Manor to discuss her new book, "Worth Fighting For: Love, Loss, and Moving Forward." In honor of her ...
AllVoices, January 3, 2012
...Patrick Swayze's Wife Revisits Loss in Book Patrick Swayze's Wife Revisits Loss in Book Lisa Niemi Swayze talks about her new book, "Worth Fighting For." Isaac Mizrahi's Trends for 2012 Isaac Mizrahi's Trends for 2012 Fashion designer Isaac ...
ABC News, January 3, 2012
...Lisa Niemi Swayze talks about her new book, "Worth Fighting For." ...
USA Today, January 2, 2012
...NEW YORK – Tucked in toward the end of Lisa Niemi Swayze's new memoir is a picture of her husband, Patrick, that's far from any image on a movie poster. Swayze's famous mane is gone. His belly ...
Bridgewater Patch, December 30, 2011
...With a new book set to be released, Lisa Niemi Swayze, wife of late actor Patrick Swayze, will speak at the Bridgewater Manor , detailing the final months before her husband succumbed to pancreatic cancer in 2009. The special program ...
Star Ledger, December 27, 2011
...m. A book signing will follow the presentation. Pre-registration is required by calling 908-595-2345. In her new book, "Worth Fighting For: Love, Loss, and Moving Forward,” Lisa Niemi Swayze, for the first time, details the long, road from ...
