(DailyDig.com) – In the wake of a diagnosis of cancer and a severe respiratory illness at the start of 2021, Jeff Bridges is providing a status report on his health.
Bridges was scheduled to begin chemotherapy in the near future, but at the beginning of 2021, he learned that the cancer treatment had damaged his immune system to the point that he had acquired a respiratory illness.
The actor who plays “The Old Man” recently reflected on his first season of shooting and said that he did the combat sequences for the pilot episode without realizing he was hiding a 9-inch-by-12-inch tumor.
According to him, he lacked an immune system to fend against the illness. That was gone because of the chemo, so things were really difficult. In his mind, the infection was much more serious than the cancer.
The actor said that he had first thought it was the end and that he would submit.
Bridges said he just didn’t see how he could put up a fight. Instead of giving up, he fought by conceding. Love was what he felt most strongly about at that moment. For him, love had never been stronger than it was then. From both the affection of those around him and his own heart. It was more like he succumbed to love than anything else.
He was in the hospital for five months overall, and his treatment included plasma donated by healthy individuals. He says that his wife, Sue, was his biggest supporter and that she was the one who battled the hardest to keep him from being put on a ventilator. Both he and his physicians had reservations about his using it. Sue, though, was unmoved.
The next season of “The Old Man” opens with Bridges claiming the tumor is now the “size of a marble.”
Bridges has expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to chat and do a show with the rest of the group. He said that it was wonderful to return to engaging in activities that renew his spirit.
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