Famous Caregivers

Devoted to a family member with an illness? You’re not alone.

By: Karen Springen
June 1, 2012
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Lisa Niemi and Patrick Swayze
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Lisa Niemi, Patrick Swayze's wife

Lisa Niemi, “Dirty Dancing” actor Patrick Swayze’s wife, cared for her husband before he died of pancreatic cancer in 2009. Earlier this year Simon & Schuster published her memoir, “Worth Fighting For.” Here they appear together at a “One Last Dance” movie premiere in 2005.

For more stories about caregiving, read:

Suddenly, the Caregiver

Time for a Nursing Home?

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