Blog #2

I was flipping through the pages of People magazine and I came across an article titled, "His Battle Gets Tougher". This article is about Patrick Swayze, the actor from the movie Dirty Dancing, and his battle with advanced pancreatic cancer. It all started when he flew from his New Mexico ranch to California to talk about a new TV show. While he was in NM he had a persistent cough that would not go away. Right when he got home he called the doctor right away, and went to the hospital for treatment. They diagnosed him with Stage IV pancreatic cancer. Swayze says the hardest thing about being in the hospital is being away from his animals, but he really enjoys having everyone offering to do everything for him. Even though so much is going down the drain for Swayze he keeps his head up high and says he's most happy to be alive, and he plans to stay that way.