Patrick Swayze Check Into Hospital With Pneumonia
“Patrick Swayze checked himself into the hospital this morning for observation after coming down with pneumonia.” The pneumonia is said to be a complication of chemotherapy treatments for Swayze’s cancer.
The announcement was made at the Television Critics Association 2009 Winter Press Tour, according to E! News.
Swayze was scheduled to join costar Travis Fimmel and producers in presenting A&E’s new drama The Beast to critics.
According to A&E reps, Swayze specifically asked that the show go on and that they pass along a message from him about how “unbelievably proud” he is of the work they’ve done so far on The Beast.
Executive producer William Rotko said today about Swayze’s courage:
“When we found out he had cancer, we went out to his house. He was very up front with us. He came up to me and stood right next to me and said, ‘It’s gonna be OK. I’m gonna be OK.’ He’s got cancer, and he’s telling me we’re gonna be OK. And that carries through the show.”
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