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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 4:04 pm
I am utterly shattered about Patrick Swayze! I don't pray often... but I am going to put in a good word with the Lord Above.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 4:08 pm
I'm stunned!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 4:16 pm
that is just awful. pancreatic cancer is a death sentence. my heart is just breaking. i sort of knew his mom through the local dance world here when i was growing up.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 4:19 pm
I remember how fast it took Michael Landon. 
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 4:25 pm
God bless him and his family. I was thinking of you, Mame when I read it. I've never met him but I am friends with a friend of his and he's always spoken so highly of him. He's one of the good ones.
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Jan
Moderator
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 4:41 pm
"Patrick Swayze, the dancer and starring actor of such hit films as "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost," has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, published reports said on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT Swayze, 55, was diagnosed with cancer more than a month ago, the New York Post reported on its Web site, citing a representative for the actor. "Patrick has a very limited amount of disease, and he appears to be responding well to treatment thus far. "All of the reports stating the timeframe of his prognosis and his physical side effects are absolutely untrue," Swayze's physician, Dr. George Fisher, said in a statement released to the celebrity Web site TMZ.com by the actor's publicist. Several media reports said the actor was in grave condition with only weeks to live, but the statement on TMZ.com said Swayze was continuing his normal schedule and that he appreciated the "outpouring of concern" from the public." yahoo
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Vacanick
Member
07-12-2004
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 4:52 pm
Nicole Ritchie and baby Harlow ~ just beautiful!
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 4:57 pm
Pretty picture. She's a beautiful baby.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 5:22 pm
My thoughts are with Patrick Swayze. What a gorgeous photo!
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Texannie
Member
07-16-2001
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 5:33 pm
i hope that is true, jan, but i know of no one (and unfortunately, i have know quite a few) that survived pancreatic cancer. gorgeous photo!
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Twinkie
Member
09-24-2002
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 5:34 pm
That's horrible about Patrick Swayze, if he is indeed that sick. Beautiful baby!
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Puppy21969
Member
10-04-2005
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 5:53 pm
This disease is just so terrible! What a monster. Very few (only 4%) make it 5 years or more. My dad was diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer when he was 58 and died 6 weeks after turning 60. He did beat the 6-8 weeks given to live and made it 16 months...... He left this world on June 12, 2007. It is a very painful cancer.... For those that do not know the Pancreas makes insulin and enzymes. Most of the time it stops making enzymes therefore it is a "game" figuring out which artificial enzyme works, how many to take and how often. My dad went from 210 pounds to 156 in less than 8 weeks. By the way, saying he has "Patrick has a very limited amount of disease" by that dr is VERY irresponsible it is kind of like being a little bit pregnant. Unfortunately I know way tooooooo much about this disease but would glad answer questions if anyone has anything that I can help with.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 6:00 pm
Aw, I just heard about this.. Maybe they mean he has a somewhat longer prognosis. But 75% die within a year 
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 6:16 pm
My father had cancer that spread to the pancreas and liver. They told us then that there really wasn't anything they could do to stop it. They gave us a prognosis of 6 months to a year and he died 3 months later. It's a very sad thing to watch.
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Julieboo
Member
02-05-2002
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 7:02 pm
My neighbor was diagnosed in July and died before Thanksgiving. Annie is right, it is a death sentence. So sad.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 7:28 pm
My uncle was diagnosed with it at age 93. Lived for 3 - 4 months before he was gone.
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Twiggyish
Member
08-14-2000
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 8:48 pm
It's also possible that they are trying to keep Patrick's spirits up by down playing the severity of the illness. He's fighting this cancer and he can read what's written about himself on websites or in the news.
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 9:21 pm
Well, I can speak up for one pancreatic cancer case that turned out well! I worked with a wonderful lawyer (oxymoron, I know--uh, sorry GAL and India!) who had the diagnosis--but it was caught early. And the following two years that I was there, after a period of treatment, he was still there, looking good as ever and still working hard. And doing well health-wise. I'll check back with my friends there and ask about how he is doing. (And keep my fingers crossed he is still going strong.)
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Colordeagua
Member
10-25-2003
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 10:07 pm
I worked with attorneys for about 20 years. More good than bad -- at least that I actually had to work with. 
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Herckleperckle
Member
11-20-2003
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 10:19 pm
I know, Color, I know. Just giving them the trouble they KNOW is their due. Heh.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Wednesday, March 05, 2008 - 10:44 pm
I just hope Patrick Swayze is one of the 4% or 5%. He's in better shape by far than most folks his age... maybe, just maybe... 
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 7:28 am
Enough said.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 11:36 am
Don't know whether to drool or cry. Damn.
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Mamie316
Member
07-08-2003
| Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 1:16 pm
I read that Pat O'Brien has been ousted from the Insider and that Donny Osmond will be put on permanently as the co-host.
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Thursday, March 06, 2008 - 11:32 pm
Yay Donny! Luv that dude! 
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