http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/05/24/1211183176134.html

Ghost star Patrick Swayze fights for his life

'Refusing to give up' ... actor Patrick Swayze at a Los Angeles Lakers game yesterday.

Photo: Reuters

MONTHS after he was given weeks to live Patrick Swayze is fighting on.

The 55-year-old Hollywood actor was given dire news at the beginning of the year after he was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer.

But yesterday the star of hit films Dirty Dancing and Ghost turned out with wife Lisa Niemi in Los Angeles to watch the LA Lakers play the San Antonio Spurs in an NBA basketball game. US reports say Swayze recently renewed his vows with Niemi at a New Mexico ranch surrounded by a small group of close friends.

The couple are due to celebrate their 33rd wedding anniversary on June 12, with the actor said to be determined to observe it.

A source told US newspaper The Boston Globe: "He is refusing to give up, but right now he's living for today.

"It was very important to Patrick to express his love and commitment to Lisa. They both mean the world to one another."

Swayze has reportedly already drawn up his will to include plans for his funeral and has settled his affairs.

He has been undergoing treatment in Stanford, California, although friends have reported he does not have long to live.

"It is deadly serious," one friend told the Globe. "Doctors have told him that if and when the cancer spreads to his brain, he has two weeks to live."

Source: The Sun-Herald