Washington,
(ANI):
Late
actor
Patrick
Swayze
thought
of
his
life
as
an
"amazing
ride" while
being
treated
for
pancreatic
cancer.
The
'Ghost'
star,
who
died
aged
57
on
September
14
this
year,
made
the
revelation
in
his
memoir,
'The
Time
of
My
Life',
co-written
with
wife
Lisa
Niemi.
Swayze
recalled
how
he
first
got
the
devastating
news
20
months
ago
in
the
book,
due
to
hit
the
shelves
on
September
29.
"I
had
been
having
some
digestive
trouble,
mostly
acid
reflux
and
a
kind
of
bloated
feeling,
for
a
few
weeks," People
magazine
quoted
him
as
saying.
"I've
had
a
sensitive
stomach
my
whole
life,
so
I
hadn't
thought
much
of
it,
but
lately
I
just
couldn't
shake
the
constant
discomfort."
He
continued:
"My
doctor
told
me
my
chances
of
surviving
for
more
than
a
few
months
weren't
high
and
I
had
no
reason
to
doubt
him."
The
'Dirty
Dancing' actor,
who
continued
working
while
battling
the
disease,
added:
"I
began
thinking
to
myself,
I've
had
more
lifetimes
than
any
10
people
put
together,
and
it's
been
an
amazing
ride.
So
this
is
okay."