LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Lisa Niemi spoke out on Friday in her first television interview since the death of her husband, Patrick Swayze, in an appearance on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show.'

'Every moment of every breath of every day in the last 22 months before he died, every single one of those was special,' Lisa, who was married to the actor for 38 years before his passing from pancreatic cancer in September, told Oprah.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Lisa Niemi, the widow of late actor Patrick Swayze, will speak out at a panel on Grief, Healing and Resilience at The Women's Conference 2009 on Tuesday, a conference rep confirmed to Access Hollywood.

Lisa lost her husband to a long battle with pancreatic cancer on September 14. He was 57. The two were married for 34 years.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Hundreds of mourners, including Whoopi Goldberg, paid tribute to the late Patrick Swayze at a private memorial on Sunday, People reported.

Family and friends of the star, who died last month of pancreatic cancer at the age of 57, Patrick's life at the service, held Sunday on the Los Angeles Sony Studios lot.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The late Patrick Swayze left behind a powerful memoir that will give his fans a window into the nightmare of what life was like once the actor found out he had pancreatic cancer.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- 'Dancing With the Stars' paid an emotional tribute to late actor Patrick Swayze on Wednesday night and even the professionals who recreated some of the late actor's most memorable performances were moved.

'It was an honor to be able to pay tribute to Patrick Swayze,' professional Cheryl Burke told Access Hollywood's 'DWTS' guest correspondent La Toya Jackson following last night's elimination show, which saw Ashley Hamilton and Macy Gray's departure.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Whoopi Goldberg took aim at Suzanne Somers on Tuesday for comments she reportedly made about the late Patrick Swayze, claiming the actor's chemotherapy -- and not his cancer -- was what killed him.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Actress Suzanne Somers claims chemotherapy killed actor Patrick Swayze.

In a new interview with Toronto's National Post, Somers - a former cancer survivor - reportedly blames Swayze's course of treatment -- and not his disease -- for taking the 'Dirty Dancing' star's life.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Patrick Swayze will be honored by 'Dancing With the Stars' next Wednesday, Access Hollywood has confirmed.

'He was one of the few people to integrate dance with being an A-list actor,' 'DWTS' Executive Producer Conrad Green told People, which first reported the story. 'He inspired many people and many of our pros to dance. We want to honor the great moments he's brought to film by getting our dancers to do their interpretation to some music from his films.'

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The late Patrick Swayze left behind a powerful love letter to his wife of 34 years in his upcoming memoir, 'The Time of My Life.'

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Despite Patrick Swayze's death on Monday at the age of 57 to pancreatic cancer, the superstar's book, written with his beloved wife, will still be released later this month.

And Access Hollywood has your first look at the book's cover, which features Patrick and his beloved wife, Lisa Niemi, high school sweethearts, who married in 1975.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The passing of Patrick Swayze on Monday was deeply felt by Hollywood, especially his 'Ghost' co-star and friend, Whoopi Goldberg.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- After a long battle with cancer, actor Patrick Swayze has died, Access Hollywood has learned.

Swayze was 57.

A publicist for the actor confirmed the news to Access Hollywood on Monday.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The news of Patrick Swayze's death broke on Monday afternoon and the celebrity community was quick to share their condolences over the loss of the celebrated actor, dancer, husband (to his beloved Lisa Niemi) and friend to many in Hollywood.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Following the death of actor Patrick Swayze, stars, friends and colleagues of the actor reacted to the sad news with an outpouring of emotion.

Now, Access Hollywood would like to offer our viewers and fans of the iconic actor a chance to offer their condolences and share their favorite memories of Swayze - on and off the screen.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Despite a report from a radio station in Florida that Patrick Swayze had died, Access Hollywood has confirmed this report is false.