London
(ANI):
Patrick
Swayze's
widow
has
been
signed
up
to
help
the
seriously
and
terminally
ill
on
TV.
Lisa
Niemi,
who
nursed
the
'Ghost" star
through
his
final
days
as
he
battled
pancreatic
cancer,
has
been
added
to
the
Lifechangers
team
on
TV
news
show
'Extra".
And
her
first
assignment
was
to
help
a
young
woman
fighting
blood
disease
MDS,
advising
her
of
the
questions
to
ask
doctors
to
make
sure
she
received
the
best
care
available.
"For
all
of
my
husband's
illness,
I'd
remember
things
he
had
forgotten.
He
thought
he
lost
his
appetite,
but
I
said,
“No
honey,
that
isn't
the
way
it
worked.
I
had
lists.
I
had
the
medications.
I
knew
just
how
much
he
needed,
the
what,
when,
where
and
why," the
Daily
Express
quoted
Niemi
as
saying.
"I
was
an
advocate
for
Patrick
because
I
didn't
know
any
other
way
to
be.
But,
during
that
time,
I
learned
that
getting
the
right
help
involves
asking
the
right
questions,
and
sometimes
that''s
the
hardest
thing
for
the
patient
to
do," she
added.
Niemi
has
asked
the
sick
to
prepare
their
questions
in
advance,
take
notes
during
doctor
visits
and
be
vocal
about
any
changes.