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Last week I Tivo'd The Barbara Walters Special with Patrick Swayze. I usually do not like Barbara Walters, no matter how accomplished she is. I wanted to watch this interview though, because it seemed like such a tragedy that poor Patrick Swayze suddenly got pancreatic cancer. The interview was pretty typical. The summary: Swayze is a "tell it like it is" tough guy, who is angry about his cancer, but strong enough to keep fighting through it with the love and support of his soul mate. The most interesting part of the interview for me was when B-Dub questioned Swayze on the link between smoking and pancreatic cancer. Here's how it went:
BW: Patrick are you smoking?
(he looks down)
PS: Well, I will tell you that I'm not a non-smoker I've seriously cut down. You know I was one of those dumb ones that started back in the Marboro man days. You know, it was cool. I'm a cowboy. But I'll tell you one thing I' will talk so hardcore agains smoking for kids. That's one reason I've never smoked in front of children.
BW: Smoking can lead to pancreatic cancer.
(he nods)
PS: Absolutely.
BW: You know that.
(continues nodding)
PS: Absolutely.
BW: Patrick, do you think that your smoking caused the cancer?
PS: Ooo. I don't know, so I will go so far as to say probably smoking had something to do with my pancreatic cancer.
BW: But you still smoke.
PS: Absolutely.
BW: Why?
PS: Uhh. I've got...(stutters a second)...priorites. It's just I been dealing with one thing as it comes at a time (stutters again) in the order that it's trying to kill me. Will stopping smoking now stop anything? Change anything? No. But uh when it looks like I may live any longer than 5 minutes I'll drop cigarettes like a hot potato.
p.s. here is a you tube link JIC I poorly transcribed it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVmn-c4nK_0
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