
- 336 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
From Patrick Swayze's widow—the moving, New York Times bestselling account of grief, loss, caregiving, and moving on, with touching stories from their final months together. When Lisa Niemi first exchanged vows with Patrick Swayze, she promised to be with her husband "till death do us part." But how many couples stop and think about what that truly means? Worth Fighting For is both a candid tribute to a marriage and a celebration of the healing power that each day holds, even in the most difficult of circumstances. Lisa shares the details of Patrick's twenty-one-month battle with Stage IV pancreatic cancer, and she describes his last days, when she simply tried to keep him comfortable. She writes with heartbreaking honesty about her grief in the aftermath of his death and openly discusses the challenges that the years without him have posed. Her story is an emotionally honest and unflinching depiction of loss, but it is also a hopeful and life-affirming exploration of the power of the human spirit. "I tell you, I am a different person now, " she writes, "one who has been thrown into the fire and forged."
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Back Cover
- Praise
- Description
- Authro Bio
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Fairy Tale
- Chapter 2: The Diagnosis
- Chapter 3: It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over
- Chapter 4: Uncharted Territory
- Chapter 5: Everybody Finds Out
- Chapter 6: The Troops Arrive
- Chapter 7: In God We Trust, All Others Bring Data
- Chapter 8: Russian Roulette
- Chapter 9: Embracing the Alligator
- Chapter 10: The Beast
- Chapter 11: If You Call Me Captain, I’ll Call You Daddy
- Chapter 12: Dancing As Fast As We Can
- Chapter 13: Dark Nights, Graced with Snow
- Chapter 14: Gimme Something Real
- Chapter 15: Abraxane—The Breast Cancer Drug
- Chapter 16: Just Your Daily 911 Emergency
- Chapter 17: Outrunning the Ambulance Chasers
- Chapter 18: Rallies Again
- Chapter 19: And Another Thing
- Chapter 20: My Secret Weapon
- Chapter 21: The Last Infection
- Chapter 22: One More Decision
- Chapter 23: Home at Last
- Chapter 24: The Immediate Aftermath
- Epilogue
- Acknowledgments
- List of Illustrations