dirty dancer patrick swayze dies - RIP

[Mick Mac]

after brave fight against cancer.

[KalamityKel]

(tu):)-D

[jaybee82]

Not so sure its a joke :-$

Patrick Swayze dies

[annaj]

No, not a joke, odd response Kel.

An interesting and talented actor who, in my opinion, handled his illness in the public eye with dignity and without self pity. Pancreatic cancer, the same diease that robbed the world of the talent of Bill Hicks, is a horrible, aggresive disease which often takes people far too young. Very sad.

[Keef]

RIP indeed, a really talented bloke, and he seemed like a good fella too.

[woofmarkthedog]

57 years old too, not fair if there is such a thing

Good guy who seemed pretty real.

W**F

[Santerme]

From all I have read and heard he was a decent chap.

RIP

[RosieH]

Nobody puts baby in a corner!

I did get a bit tearful when they played a clip of him talking about battling on to work through the pain of his illness. He always seemed a proper old fashioned gentleman (as well as being just swoonsome in Dirty Dancing), and it's very sad.

Does anyone remember that American civil war mini-series, North and South? Old school.

[Moos]

Very sad - my father died 12 years ago of pancreatic cancer, and Anna defined it perfectly in her post. It's a testament to Patrick Swayze's fitness and determination that he lived 2 years beyond his diagnosis - one of the characteristics of pancreatic cancer is that it tends to lurk and is initially hard to diagnose before it starts to really take off; sufferers are typically given only months to live.

I felt very much for Patrick Swayze when he was diagnosed, having a reasonable idea of what he was suffering and was about to suffer, and as others have said, I think he dealt with his situation with great dignity. God rest.

[Keef]

Does anyone remember that American civil war mini-series, North and South? Old school.

Bloody hell, I remember that, but I was really quite young I think.

I've just looked, and it was 85 / 86, so I'd have been 7 or 8. Apparently there was a third series in 94, but I don't remember that at all.

[Mick Mac]

my father also died from cancer moos and its takes great strength to handle cancer with the dignity that patrick swayze did.

[Tea girl]

I will always carry a watermelon for Patrick-RIP.

[daizie]

What a shame :(

[dulwichmum]

Indeed, Patrick was up there with Ray Winstone in my estimations. I will carry a watermelon in his memory tomorrow - excuse me while I pop to Tesco Metro on Croxted Road. He was extremely handsome and apparently a nice guy.