Jeff Bridges Shared That His Wife Thought He Would Die From Battling Cancer & Covid-19 At The Same Time

Jeff Bridges talked about his near-death experience as he struggled to manage both cancer and COVID at the same time.

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He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and stayed in the ICU for five weeks.

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He started some chemotherapy medications after the discovery.

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His wife, Susan Geston, thought he would die, and the doctors told him he wasn’t fighting enough.

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Bridges remembered struggling to breathe and dealing with severe pain for a while.

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There was no vaccine when he was diagnosed with COVID, and the chemo treatment weakened his immune system.

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Walking his youngest daughter down the aisle at her wedding inspired him to get better.

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He recently announced that he was better as his cancer was in remission.

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He started filming the upcoming thriller series, “The Old Man,” set to premiere on June 16th on FX.

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