Lisa Niemi Talks About Patrick Swayze And His Drinking
Lisa Niemi sat down with The Times Of London to talk about the life of her husband, Patrick Swayze and the book they wrote together about their 34 years of marriage. I would have thought she would pick a different forum, but she does discuss a great deal including the fact that although she loved Patrick there was also no one she feared more when he had been drinking. "For me the worst thing about him was the drinking. He had a different personality when he drank that much. He was the nicest man on the planet unless he'd had a drink. People or animals could have got hurt when he was like that. It's not good to be around anyone like that."
She said that at one point in 2006, she escaped from him during the middle of the night. he had been drinking and was terrifying so when he passed out she escaped. She was asked why she didn't leave while he was awake and she said that if she had tried he would have shot out the tires with a gun. She said that in 2006 when he was in London performing in a musical that he was at his rock bottom. He tried rehab and even a psychic but wouldn't quit drinking. He finally stopped only after Lisa left him.
She does say some great things about him, and if you are a fan, you will like what she has to say. I do like how she is honest about their life and their marriage and the issues they faced.
