After battling with a stomach tumor that left him fearing for his life, actor Jeff Bridges has revealed he seems to be making a good recovery.
Bridges was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma in March 2020 after a trip to the doctor revealed a 9 by 12-inch tumor in his stomach. Bridges then underwent chemotherapy and extensive physical therapy. He suffered the setback of contracting COVID-19 during his treatment but set the goal of wanting to walk his daughter Hayley down the aisle at her wedding in July, 2022.
In a recent interview with People magazine, the actor gave an up-to-date insight on how his health seems back on track.
“I don’t know the exact size of it [the tumor.] I get MRIs and all that down the line, but my oncologist says, ‘You’re looking good, man.’ And I get all my blood tests and everything and everything’s going real well,” Bridges told the magazine.
Newsweek has emailed Bridges’ representatives for comment.
Last year, as he began filming the second series of FX thriller The Old Man, it was revealed that Bridges’ tumor had shrunk to the size of a marble.
Bridges also told the magazine that during his treatment, he set himself the “little goal” of walking Hayley down the aisle, when she married wealth adviser Justin Shane, which helped him work toward something.
