Swayze Widow: I'll See Him Again

Wants to help other women with grief through her story

(NEWSER) - Kelly Preston will speak publicly for the first time about the death of her son, Jett Travolta, at an event in October, People reports. “If she can empower one other woman who feels like they can’t get out of bed, or get through the day, whatever the loss, it'll be worthwhile sharing her story,” says California first lady Maria Shriver, host of the Governor’s Conference for Women. More»

Lisa Niemi talks of their marriage, his last days

(NEWSER) - Nearly 7 months after Patrick Swayze’s death, “it’s not getting better” for widow Lisa Niemi, she says. She discusses her grief, her husband’s death, and their life together with the Times of London.

• Her emotions: “I have a myriad of feelings. Some are extreme, some are a general malaise, sometimes it’s like someone has poured gasoline on me and set me on fire.”
• His last days: “We told each other we loved each other over and over again. I never left the room without telling him. It still didn’t feel like enough.”

In excerpts from upcoming book, Patrick Swayze writes of marriage, cancer battle

(NEWSER) - Dying was “okay” with Patrick Swayze, he wrote in his upcoming memoir. Though his cancer diagnosis at first seemed like a “cruel joke,” he “began thinking to myself, I've had more lifetimes than any 10 people put together, and it's been an amazing ride.” More excerpts from The Time of My Life published by the New York Daily News, Newsday, and Us:

• “I had been having some digestive trouble, mostly acid reflux and a kind of bloated feeling, for a few weeks,” he wrote of learning he was sick. “I've had a sensitive stomach my whole life, so I hadn't thought much of it, but lately I just couldn't shake the constant discomfort.”

Plus, a first look at the actor's book with wife Lisa Niemi, and more tributes

(NEWSER) - Patrick Swayze’s ashes will be spread across his New Mexican Rancho de Días Alegres (Ranch of Happy Days), which he called his favorite place in the world, a source tells Radar. The actor’s body, currently in Los Angeles, will be cremated within 48 hours. More Swayze news:

• The Time of My Life, the actor's book written with wife Lisa Niemi, is still set for a Sept. 29 release; Access Hollywood has a first look at the cover.

Patrick recalls her 'emotional,' sometimes 'silly' antics

(NEWSER) - The chemistry between Patrick Swayze and Dirty Dancing co-star Jennifer Grey was definitely on-screen-only. Grey was the cause of “a few moments of friction” on set because of her tendency to be “particularly emotional, sometimes bursting into tears if someone criticized her,” Swayze wrote in his memoir, out next week. “Other times, she slipped into silly moods, forcing us to do scenes over and over again when she'd start laughing.” More»