NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2009
Swayze's Widow Opens Up About Her Grief
Lisa Niemi, the Actor's Wife of 34 Years, Says She Feels Sadness "on a Cellular Level"
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Patrick Swayze and his wife Lisa Niemi attend a party at the grand opening of the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
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Photo Essay Patrick Swayze: 1952-2009 The star of "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost" loses battle with pancreatic cancer
Lisa Niemi, making her first public comments since Swayze's death last month from pancreatic cancer, told attendees Tuesday at a conference that her pain "made all the sadness and grief previous to that look like an intellectual concept."
Patrick Swayze 1952-2009
Though she cared for her husband during his 22-month battle with the disease, Niemi says grappling with the 57-year-old "Dirty Dancing" star's death was still "an animal all its own."
Niemi was speaking to several thousand women gathered Tuesday for the annual nonpartisan Women's Conference in Long Beach, Calif.
AP Television reporter Natalie Rotman contributed to this story.
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