'I tell you what, when it came to him fighting his illness, this disease, you really saw he really was a hero.'
"He had his moments," she said. "But, of course, Patrick was always aware that he was the one who would pay the ultimate price. You know, it's just not fair that he had to be taken so soon in life. I don't want to see that happen for other people."
Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi pose backstage during the 9th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards, Feb. 17, 2007, in Beverly Hills, Calif.After Swayze died, Niemi Swayze grappled with grief, something she wrote about in her 2012 book "Worth Fighting For: Love, Loss, and Moving Forward." Niemi Swayze said this year in particular was a difficult one for her, with the timing of what would have been Swayze's 70th birthday.
Patrick Swayze dances with wife Lisa Niemi, April 10, 1992, at Planet Hollywood where he presented the jukebox from movie"Ghost" to their collection of movie memorabilia.In the years following Swayze's death, Niemi Swayze found love again.
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