Jeff Bridges, 71, says his cancer is in “remission” and that his tumor “has shrunk to the size of a marble” while adding that he took COVID-19
- Bridges says his cancer is in “remission” and his tumor has “shrunk”
- “The 9” x 12 “mass has been reduced to the size of a marble,” he said
- The Big Lebowski star wrote a handwritten note posted on his website
- The 71-year-old actor revealed three months ago that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma
- Bridges also revealed that it captured COVID-19 in recent months
- And he said respiratory illness had “made me pretty good.”
- He has left him in need of oxygen help which left him ringing in Darth Vader, the Star Wars villain who requires a respiratory device to keep him alive.
Jeff Bridges says his cancer is in “remission” and that his tumor “has shrunk to the size of a marble.”
The Hollywood legend, 71, revealed three months ago that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma and, after keeping his fans up to date on his progress, has revealed that he is winning his battle against the disease.
My cancer is in remission. The 9 x 12 mass has been reduced to the size of a marble, ”wrote a handwritten note posted on his website by Big Lebowski star.
Good news: Jeff Bridges says his cancer is in “remission” and his tumor “has shrunk to the size of a marble.” Seen in 2019
For his fans: The 71-year-old Hollywood legend revealed three months ago that he had been diagnosed with lymphoma and, after keeping his followers up to date on his progress, has revealed that he is winning his battle against the disease.
Bridges also revealed that he took COVID-19 admitting that his respiratory illness had “given me a good” punch, leaving him in need of oxygen assistance, which left him sounding like Darth Vader, the villain of the Star Galaxy War that requires a respiratory device to keep it alive.
He added: “I’m double-vaccinated and I feel much better now. I heard that the vaccine can help people with long-distance transport. Maybe that’s the cause of my rapid improvement.
“I’ve been working with a great therapist, Zack Wermers. We’ve focused on getting myself out of the oxygen aid, which until recently I needed to walk. The sound that makes me remember Darth Vader.
We are all happy: ‘My cancer is in remission. The 9 “x 12” mass has been reduced to the size of a marble, “wrote a handwritten note posted on its website by Big Lebowski star.
COVID scare: Bridges also revealed that he took COVID-19 admitting that my respiratory illness had been “pretty good” leaving him in need of oxygen assistance, which left him sounding like “Darth Vader”, the bad guy from “Star Wars” that requires respiratory device to keep him alive
The Oscar winner was determined to leave the oxygen mask so he could walk his youngest daughter Hayley down the hallway on his wedding day and dance with her.
Her message revealed, “I had a goal: to walk my daughter Hayley down the hall. She was marrying a wonderful boy, Justin Shane.
“Thanks to Zach and my excellent medical team, I was able to not only walk Hay down the hallway, but dance the father / girlfriend with her without oxygen.”
Smart move: He added: “I’m double vaccinated and I feel much better now. I heard that the vaccine can help people with long haul. Maybe that’s the cause of my rapid improvement. Seen in 2019
The Fabulous Baker Boys star, who has two more daughters, Isabelle and Jessie, with his wife Susan, also posted a music video of him dancing with Hayley in Ray Charles’ Ain’t That Love.
Bridges now plans to return to work on his Hulu series, ‘The Old Man’, in which he plays a former intelligence officer who is destined for murder.
The series, based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Perry, will be released in 2022 and also stars John Lithgow and Amy Brenneman
He’s still working hard: here he is seen with Sarah Jessica Parker in a Stella Artois ad