BIOGRAPHY:  In February 2008, Patrick Swayze announced that he had been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. But the actor refused to let the disease bring him to his knees, and over a year later, he’s still fighting, not only for his own health, but for the well-being of cancer patients everywhere. This is much more than a cancer memoir, however. In vivid detail, Patrick recounts his Texas upbringing, his personal struggles, his rise to fame with North and South, his commercial breakthroughs in Dirty Dancing and Ghost, and the soul mate who’s stood by his side through it all: writer and director Lisa Niemi.


A behind-the-scenes look at a Hollywood life and a remarkable love, this memoir is both entertainment and inspiration, as together, Lisa and Patrick have shown the world that cancer isn’t just a diagnosis given to one individual--it’s a disease that affects an entire family and can bring a household together or pull it apart. Their marriage is a journey of two lives intertwined and lived as one--throughout their years in Hollywood and at home on their working ranch, and culminating in the hope and wisdom they’ve imparted to all who know them. This audiobook will open the door for families, individuals, and husbands and wives, to grow, bond, and discover entirely new levels of love and sharing, proving that life shouldn’t be lived in terms of endings, but rather as the beginnings of greater strength and love.