Jeff Bridges revealed he was ‘close to dying’ after getting COVID while on chemo

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To fight the cancer, Bridges almost immediately started chemotherapy by infusion and then later oral chemotherapy.

Jeff Bridges revealed he was “pretty close to dying” after contracting COVID while on chemotherapy for cancer.

The Oscar winner announced in October 2020 that he was diagnosed with lymphoma. Bridges told People that he had “a 12-by-9-inch tumor” in his body.

Things got worse in January 2021 when he contracted COVID. Because his chemotherapy treatments had severely weakened his immune system, Bridges body had no line of defense against the coronavirus.

“I was pretty close to dying,” Bridges said to PEOPLE. “The doctors kept telling me, ‘Jeff, you’ve got to fight. You’re not fighting.’ I was in surrender mode. I was ready to go. I was dancing with my mortality.”