Hollywood Crazy for Swayze

The heart-wrenching news of Patrick Swayze's diagnosis has celeb well-wishers reaching out to him from coast to coast, starting with "Ghost" co-star Whoopi Goldberg, who spoke to her friend via this morning's "The View." Whoopi blew kisses to Swayze and said it was an incredibly tough day for her, and reminisced about how Patrick told producers he wouldn't have done the movie if Whoopi hadn't been cast, saying, "When I won my Academy Award, the only person I really thanked was Patrick." Barbara Walters echoed her sentiments, with her own recollection of Swayze, telling viewers, "I did a special with him and we danced together … he danced and I sort of schlepped along."

Cheryl Landon, daughter of the late Michael Landon, also responded to the news, having lost her father to pancreatic cancer, the same disease Swayze is now fighting. She sent her love to Patrick and his family, telling "Extra," "My heart goes out, because it is absolutely one of the most frightening things that can happen to any family member." Cheryl's family friend, Dick Van Dyke, who was close with Michael, also wished Patrick well, then lamented, "It's the worst of all of them, it's just so hard to treat."