{"id":1756,"date":"2008-03-05T12:15:30","date_gmt":"2008-03-05T12:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2008\/03\/patrick-swayze-may-be-dying.html"},"modified":"2008-03-05T12:15:30","modified_gmt":"2008-03-05T12:15:30","slug":"patrick-swayze-may-be-dying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2008\/03\/patrick-swayze-may-be-dying.html","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Swayze May Be Dying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"patrickswayzepicforidolchat.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/import\/patrickswayzepicforidolchat.jpg\" width=\"177\" height=\"224\" style=\"float:right;margin: 5px\">I&#8217;m really not in the business of rumor mongering, but <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediabistro.com\/fishbowlny\/newspapers\/national_enquirer_patrick_swayze_dying_of_cancer_79074.asp\" target=\"_blank\">it&#8217;s being reported by many media outlets<\/a> that Patrick Swayze, the beloved hunk from such classic films as &#8220;Dirty Dancing,&#8221; &#8220;Ghost,&#8221; and &#8220;Roadhouse&#8221; may be dying of late-stage pancreatic cancer that has spread throughout his body. He&#8217;s reportedly been given 5 weeks to live. Neither Swayze, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2006\/08\/spiritual-swayze-defends-religion.html\">an avid defender of religion<\/a>, nor his publicist, have confirmed or denied the reports.<br \/>\nIf this is all true, it&#8217;s a sad, sad day.  As one heartbroken Beliefnet staff member said, the actor &#8220;made me fall in love with ballroom dance and romance and dancing in the water.&#8221;<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;d like to post your prayers and well wishes for him, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/milestones\/commemoration.asp?milestoneTypeID=6&amp;milestoneID=88573\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a> to post on a prayer circle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m really not in the business of rumor mongering, but it&#8217;s being reported by many media outlets that Patrick Swayze, the beloved hunk from such classic films as &#8220;Dirty Dancing,&#8221; &#8220;Ghost,&#8221; and &#8220;Roadhouse&#8221; may be dying of late-stage pancreatic cancer that has spread throughout his body. He&#8217;s reportedly been given 5 weeks to live. 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