As Johnny became popular in Dirty Dancing, there were thousands, if not millions, of us who yearned for him.

Undoubtedly, Patrick Swayze earned his position as the guy that all women aspired to and that all men wished they might be in the annals of history.

But after spending his entire life in the spotlight, the adored celebrity passed away without having his big goal come true.

He said three things while he was dying, and his wife Lisa has been troubled by those comments ever since.

Patrick Swayze, who passed away in 2009 at the age of 57 following a battle with pancreatic cancer, is still sorely missed by his fans.

Swayze, one of the most recognizable on-screen hunks of the 1980s and 1990s, is best known for playing the love interest in timeless films like Dirty Dancing and Ghost.

He was a romantic in real life as well, and his marriage to Lisa Niemi lasted 34 years till his passing in 2009. This makes his real-life love story superior to any of his Hollywood productions.

His widow has spoken candidly about her last moments with Swayze over the years, including the final words he spoke to her before his terrible death.

For the documentary I Am Patrick Swayze, which premiered in August 2019—on his birthday and just before the ten-year anniversary of his passing in September—Niemi discussed her marriage this year.

Before he became well-known, she met Swayze. They got married in 1975, which was four years before the actor’s on-screen debut. When Niemi began taking dance classes from Swayze’s mother, they first ran into each other as teenagers.

In her autobiography Worth Fighting For, Niemi stated, “I was 14 when I first saw him. Patrick had a reputation as a Casanova, was buff and tan, and had a beautiful smile.

Yet it would be some time before the soon-to-be wedded couple’s love really began to blossom.

According to Swayze, if he started striking a pose or performing his Casanova routine, Lisa would turn away and remain silent. “We went on a lot of silent dates.”

Yet as soon as they began dating, their relationship blossomed like a real-life version of Dirty Dancing. Patrick understood that he had to keep Lisa. She discovered she liked him as time passed. And so they started dating rather quickly.

In the video, Niemi said, “Buddy and I danced together for the first time during a school exhibition. “We entered the stage… When I stared into his eyes, everything seemed to come to life.

Despite Swayze’s extraordinary success in Hollywood, the couple stayed committed to their marriage. He was a sexual icon for girls everywhere and was named “Sexiest Man Alive” by People Magazine, but he never betrayed his wife.

I was aware that she was the sharpest woman I had ever met. I had been meeting girls with names like “Mimi” and “Angel” [before to Lisa]. And I didn’t feel like I deserved her for a very long time,” Swayze said.

The two exchanged vows on June 12 of that year. Given how frequently marriages end in divorce in Hollywood, Lisa and Patrick’s union stood apart. The only thing lacking from this fairytale romance was the absence of children for Lisa and Patrick.

Swayze and Niemi have yearned to start a family ever since they were married. When Lisa learned she was pregnant, they were ecstatic. Yet, when she miscarried, their delight was replaced with grief.

It left him heartbroken. More than everything, he yearned to be a father. Everything a youngster might want was in him, according to Swayze’s lifelong friend and bodyguard Frank Whiteley. He had knowledge, abilities, kindness, and love.

According to Closer magazine, Swayze claimed, “I was born to be a dad.”

Lisa became aware as the years went by that she was getting too old to have children. Niemi decided to ask her husband instead if he thought about adoption.

I Am Patrick Swayze, a documentary on the Paramount Network, aired in August 2019 and Lisa stated: “I had been attending an acupuncturist for a long time, and then all of a sudden I was too old.” Lisa continued:

“I probably should have known how to approach it better, but even so, I might have wasted some time. But as you are aware, I said, “How do you feel about adopting?” He said, “I want to have children with you,” while crying bitterly.

As his manager Kate Edwards subsequently stated in the documentary, “Patrick very much wanted to be a parent because I think he wanted to be as good a father to his child as his dad had been to him.”

Don Swayze, Patrick’s brother, also provided some tragic insight into the movie star’s fervent desire to become a father.

As an uncle, Don said, “You could tell he would have been a fantastic dad; you could see what an excellent dad he would have been.” ” … They tried, even though he would never have wanted Lisa to feel guilty about suffering miscarriages because it broke his heart.

Of course, Patrick Swayze’s inability to become a father was a major setback. Yet, Patrick Swayze’s career was thriving, and Lisa Niemi and he believed that their love for one another was the most important thing.

Unfortunately, their narrative would come to a sad conclusion. When Swayze was given a stage IV pancreatic cancer diagnosis after 30 years of marriage, the couple received heartbreaking news.

Swayze battled through the diagnosis for a long period and even kept working on the set. His wife was by his side the entire time:

The worst thing that could possibly happen, according to Niemi. “You battle for that person’s life every day. I am aware that he fought for his rights every day.

But it was obvious by September 2009 that Swayze didn’t have much time left. Dr. George A. Fisher treated Swayze, a lifetime heavy smoker, at Stanford University.

He eventually lost the strength to receive chemotherapy.

Niemi writes, “I had to let go or it would have torn my heart to pieces.

My heart was already broken as it was. I believed I had fallen short. It was only bearable if I kept telling myself that this wasn’t about me. That had to do with our love. To release, I had to.