Patrick Swayze Faces Cancer Along With New TV Show
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January 6, 2009 – 2:50 pm
Patrick Swayze has been battling with pancreatic cancer for a year now and he says he’s been through hell and back, but focusing on his new TV show really helped him get through it a little easier. 
“I’ve never been one to run from a challenge,” Swayze tells ABC’s Barbara Walters in an exclusive interview.
But the 56-year-old actor owns up to his fear: “Yeah, I’m scared. Yeah, I’m angry. Yeah, I’m (asking), ‘Why me?’ ”
Swayze’s new A&E police drama, “The Beast,” which premieres next week, meant grueling 12-hour workdays, with chemotherapy sessions on the weekends. He rejected painkilling drugs that would have taken the edge off his performance. In five months, he missed just a day and a half at work.
If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!“You can bet that I’m going through hell,” Swayze says. “And I’ve only seen the beginning of it.”
