The heartbreaking truth about Patrick Swayze’s final years – and his last pictures


The heartbreaking truth about Patrick Swayze’s final years

Patrick Swayze was an icon of film. Bridging the gap between doe-eyed romantics and stony-faced tough-guys, Swayze offered a mix of strong and sensitive that took audiences by storm, making him an icon of film. In 2009, Swayze passed away after a battle with cancer – but left behind a legacy as a truly great artist, and one of the kindest men in Hollywood.
Here’s how it all went down in his final years, up to the last pictures he took – and the last words he spoke.
[post_page_title]Fighting the beast[/post_page_title]
In December 2007, Swayze was filming for TV show ‘The Beast’ – in which he played an FBI agent with questionable and extreme methods.
Fighting the beast

Swayze began to feel a burning sensation in his stomach, and went to the doctor to find out what the problem was. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer three weeks later, in January of 2008.

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