Patrick Swayze's widow to speak at grief conference

Patrick Swayze’s widow, Lisa Niemi, will speak in public for the first time since her husband’s death during a roundtable discussion on Grief, Healing and Resilience at the Women’s Conference 2009 in Long Beach, Calif., on Oct. 27, according to People. Niemi will be on the panel with Elizabeth Edwards and Susan St. James, who both lost children in accidents, and the discussion will be moderated by California First Lady Maria Shriver.