They attempted to conceive again but were never able to. This loss remained a source of deep sorrow for Patrick throughout his life.
The pressures of fame also brought challenges. Following the success of Dirty Dancing, Patrick struggled with the weight of public attention and expectations.
He turned to alcohol as a coping mechanism, describing in a 2007 interview with People magazine, “Trying to deal with fame, I got stupid and drank too much.
Trying to find what it is to be a real human being and what it is to live through fame was hard. But I feel fortunate that I’ve come out the other end.” Despite this, he never allowed the struggles to define him.
