No! This is so sad. It's such a horrible disease.
SthrnZeta, I met him too. My sister and I went dancing with him when I was 16. He was real sweet.
ETA: There are conflicting reports about the severity. A statement from his doctor:
"Patrick has a very limited amount of disease and he appears to be responding well to treatment. All of the reports stating the timeframe of his prognosis and his physical side effects are absolutely untrue," Fisher said in the statement. "We are considerably more optimistic."
I'm going to be optimistic too.