Patrick Swayze Succumbs to Pancreatic Cancer

It was in 1990 when the timeless fantasy about the power of love first captured the movie audiences’ attention and awe. Back then, it was considered “uncool” to not have seen the movie “Ghost”, the movie that inspired a lot of people and ignited their fate in love even after death.

Some have watched the movie over and over again and many women have dared to let go of their precious long locks in exchange for that awesome “Demi Moore” look. I was, on the other hand, particularly interested in Patrick Swayze, the guy who swept a lot of girls off their feet since “Dirty Dancing” days, and up until after “Ghost”, he was considered a real “heartthrob”.

Admittedly, I was one of them, and it is such sad, sad news to hear about his death. He peacefully passed away Monday after his 20-month battle with pancreatic cancer.

Swayze, in his battle to cure cancer, wrote an op-ed piece urging senators and representatives to vote for the maximum funding for the National Institutes of Health to fight cancer.

This was, according to the Associated Press (AP), published in the Washington Post, titled: “I’m Battling Cancer. How About Some Help, Congress?”.

In September 2008, he appeared live in a television event “Stand Up to Cancer,” letting out this moving plea: “I keep dreaming of a future, a future with a long and healthy life, a life not lived in the shadow of cancer, but in the light… I dream that the word ‘cure’ will no longer be followed by the words ‘is impossible.’”

For such a great cause and such strong determination to help other cancer victims like him, Patrick Swayze‘s contribution will truly be remembered, that if he were alive today, he would probably say: “Indeed, I had the time of my life!”.

Notes/References: Source:

http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/39dirty-dancing39-star-patrick-swayze-at-57-ap

This post was submitted by Happinay.

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