Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi renewed wedding vows during cancer battle
Patrick Swayze Dirty Dancing star, Patrick Swayze was told he did not have long to live - after he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer at the beginning of 2008 - so wife of 33 years, Lisa Niemi suggested they hold a small ceremony at their home in New Mexico to declare their undying love for one another in front of friends and family.
Niemi reveals that Patrick - who has a love for horses made the July 2008 event more special than it already was by arriving on his favourite white stallion, Roh.
Part of Lisa’s new memoir, ‘Worth Fighting For,’ obtained by People magazine, reads: "That afternoon Patrick said, 'I think I want to ride in on Roh.' Really? I balked, thinking of all the problems a strong stallion not ridden that often could cause. But I smiled.
"I was standing at the back door ready to make my entrance, and Patrick was at the side of the house, mounting Roh, who was prancing about, wondering what the hell was going on. Patrick and our blinding-white stallion fairly floated around the pool to the 'Ooohs' and 'Aaahs' of our guests.”
Sadly, Patrick lost his cancer battle just over a year later.
