21 SCOOP
Heather Locklear's 911 scare ... Lindsay Lohan speaks out ... Jenna Bush, the mellow bride-to-be ... Britney Spears going to TV ... Dave Annable's romance!

58 COVER
A determined Patrick Swayze battles a brutal enemy, pancreatic cancer, with his wife of 32 years, Lisa, by his side

64 Celebrities' kids! See the children of Hollywood's biggest stars, including Denzel Washington, Harrison Ford, Bette Midler, Diana Ross and Kiefer Sutherland

71 New York State governor Eliot Spitzer is netted in a federal prostitution investigation, seriously threatening his political career and embarrassing his family

74 Matt Damon reveals that his wife, Luciana, is expecting another baby

76 Heath Ledger's will, drawn up before he met Michelle Williams and had daughter Matilda, has his relatives squabbling

79 Project Runway winner Christian Siriano dishes on his do, his duds and growing up fierce

83 Wealthy and well-liked Hilton Head Island, S.C., residents John and Elizabeth Calvert have disappeared without a trace

87 Who had curly hair? Who carried a teddy bear? American Idol's Top 12 look back at childhood photos

92 A newly discovered photo may be the earliest ever taken of Helen Keller and her famous teacher Anne Sullivan

94 Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson get acquainted in Miami as they start filming the romantic comedy Marley & Me

98 HEROES AMONG US
In Montana, Joyce Sterkel's Ranch for Kids helps troubled children—such as 6-year-old Johnny Wash—adopted from abroad

110 Almost 18, Fergie's daughter Princess Eugenie opens up about her famous family in an interview with a British magazine

112 American Idol alum Blake Lewis unveils the music-inspired tat-too covering his entire lower back

115 At four new restaurants, you too can judge the food—from burgers to cod cheeks—by past Top Chef contestants

121 Nine-year-old Hannah Poling scores a legal victory after her parents claimed vaccines caused her autism

132 A gallery of the new, faceless Internet stars doing Sleeveface, a funny fad combining DIY photography, album art and you

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

MAILBAG 8
PEOPLE.COM 11
STAR TRACKS 12
SCOOP 21
INSIDER 33
REVIEWS 35
PASSAGES 96
PUZZLER 106
SECOND LOOK 108
STYLE WATCH 125
BODY WATCH 130
CHATTER 134

ON THE COVER
Photograph by Chris Pizzello/Contour Photos by Getty. Inset Courtesy Patrick & Lisa Swayze. (Ledger) Lisa Rose/JPI; (Wilson & Aniston) Splash News; (Simpson) Frank Micelotta/Getty