Worth Fighting For: Love, Loss and Moving ForwardLisa Niemi and Patrick Swayze first met as teenagers at his mother's dance studio. He was older and just a bit cocky; she was the gorgeous waif who refused to worship the ground he walked on. It didn't take long for them to fall in love. Their thirty-four year marriage -- which they explored together in The Time of My Life -- was a uniquely passionate partnership. Now, for the first time, Lisa will share what it was like to care for her husband as he battled Stage IV pancreatic cancer, and will describe his last days when she simply tried to keep him comfortable. She writes searingly about her grief in the aftermath of Patrick's death, and candidly discusses the challenges that the past fourteen months without him have posed. But while this is an emotionally honest and unflinching depiction of illness, death, and loss, it is also a hopeful and life-affirming exploration of the power of the human spirit. Lisa shows that no matter how dark the prospect of another day may seem, there are always reserves of strength to call upon, and the love shared between two people will never truly die. |
Contents
Fairy Tale | |
The Diagnosis | |
It Aint Over Till Its Over 4 Uncharted Territory | |
Everybody Finds | |
The Troops Arrive | |
In God We Trust All Others Bring Data | |
Russian Roulette | |
Embracing the Alligator | |
Gimme Something Real | |
AbraxaneThe Breast Cancer Drug | |
Just Your Daily 911 Emergency | |
Outrunning the Ambulance Chasers | |
Rallies Again | |
And Another Thing | |
My Secret Weapon | |
The Last Infection | |
The Beast | |
If You Call Me Captain Ill Call You Daddy | |
Dancing As Fast As We | |
Dark Nights Graced with Snow | |
One More Decision | |
Home At Last | |
The Immediate Aftermath | |
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Worth Fighting For: Love, Loss, and Moving Forward Lisa Niemi,Lisa Niemi Swayze Limited preview - 2012 |
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