love, loss and moving forward Swayze, Lisa Niemi creator text biography nyu New York Atria Books c2012 2012 1st ed. monographic eng

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x, 323 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm. This memoir from the author of The Time of My Life (written with her husband Patrick Swayze) a remarkable, new account of grief, loss, caregiving, and moving on, with never before revealed stories of the Swayzes' final months together. 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. Fairytale -- The diagnosis -- It ain't over til it's over -- Uncharted territory -- Everybody finds out -- The troops arrive -- In God we trust, all others bring data -- Russian roulette -- Embracing the alligator -- The beast - - If you call me captain, I'll call you daddy -- Dancing as fast as we can -- Dark nights, graced with snow -- Gimme something real -- Abraxane: the breast cancer drug - - Just your daily 911 emergency -- Outrunning the ambulance chasers -- Rallies again -- And another thing -- My secret weapon -- The last infection -- One more decision -- Home at last -- The immediate aftermath. by Lisa Niemi Swayze. n-us--- Swayze, Patrick Health Niemi, Lisa Pancreas Cancer Patients United States Biography Caregivers United States Biography Motion picture actors and actresses United States Biography RC280.P25 N45 2012 616.99/4370092 B 9781439196359 (hardcover) : 1439196354 (hardcover) : 2011042497 DLC 120127 20250715155628.0 709673100 eng