Patrick Swayze died today at the age of 57. Swayze died after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer 20 months ago in March of 2008. Swayze’s publicist, Annett Wolf, said today:

"Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months."

Swayze recently filmed an A&E drama called The Beast, and compiled a memoir with his wife.

We are very sad to lose another good Hollywood actor.

Yesterday there was a rumor that Patrick Swayze was dead from his pancreatic cancer, and last week the National Enquirer said Swayze needed to have a lung remove, but neither report was true.

The picture above is Swayze and his wife Lisa Niemi on their ranch in New Mexico last week. Swayze looks thinner, but we are still holding out hope he lives through this cancer.

Patrick Swayze has lost a lot of weight from chemotherapy. His appearance may be shocking, but Swayze is in a fight for his life.

Stay strong Patrick. We are cheering you on. You can beat this cancer.

Last week I thought Patrick Swayze looked half dead. I take that back. This week I think Patrick looks like the walking dead.

I’m still holding out hope he can beat his cancer, and live a few more decades, but his treatment seems to be wearing him down. Stay strong Patrick, and drink some Ensure.

Seeing Swayze like this fills us with sadness.

Pictures of Patrick Swayze made the cover of the National Enquirer, and he doesn’t look good. Swayze was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in January of 2008, and it’s almost always fatal within a year.

We’re hoping against the odds that Swayze will survive. Keep him in your thoughts.