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Patrick Swayze plans to pen a memoir

The actor, ill with pancreatic cancer, will pen the book with his wife, Lisa, a source close the family told People.com.
/ Source: PEOPLE.com

Patrick Swayze is planning to write a memoir with his wife Lisa, according to a source close to the actor. Despite reports, the source says that Swayze, who is battling pancreatic cancer, will not write an inspirational book. Instead, The Beast star will focus on his life's journey, including his current fight against cancer. No word yet on when the book will be published. Swayze, 56, and Lisa, 52, have an incredibly strong bond and a are "each other's rocks," Beast co-creator Bill Rotko, told PEOPLE last week.