Jeff Bridges says he’s ‘feeling good’ nearly 5 years after cancer diagnosis, but dealing with ‘long-term’ Covid effects

Jeff Bridges promotes the upcoming film “Tron: Ares” at the Disney presentation during CinemaCon on April 3 in Las Vegas. | Ethan Miller/Getty Images via CNN Newsource (CNN) — Jeff Bridges is sharing some good news pertaining to his health. The “Big Lebowski” star, 75, told People in an interview published Friday that his health is “very good” and he’s “feeling good” almost five years after he was diagnosed with lymphoma. “Some things, it’s hard to tell if it’s the cancer and the Covid or if it’s just old age,” he said, adding that he has encountered some memory issues and that he believes he’s dealing with some “long-term” effects from Covid-19. “I can’t smell,” Bridges said. In October 2020, the actor shared his cancer diagnosis via X. “Although it is a serious disease, I feel fortunate that I have a great team of doctors and the prognosis is good,” Bridges wrote at the time. “I’m starting treatment and will keep you posted on my recovery.” As the Dude would say.. New S**T has come to light. I have been diagnosed with Lymphoma. Although it is a serious disease, I feel fortunate that I have a great team of doctors and the prognosis is good. I’m starting treatment and will keep you posted on my recovery. — Jeff Bridges (@TheJeffBridges) October 20, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js The following year, he shared an update on his personal website, saying his cancerous mass had shrunk to the “size of a marble.” He also said he was recovering from a severe bout of Covid-19 at the time, believing he caught the virus after being exposed at the facility where he was receiving chemotherapy treatment. While he assured his coronavirus symptoms were “in the rear view mirror,” he wrote that “my dance with Covid makes my cancer look like a piece of cake.” “Covid kicked my ass pretty good, but I’m double vaccinated and feeling much better now,” Bridges wrote. “While I had moments of tremendous pain … getting close to the pearly gates, all in all, I felt happy and joyous most of the time. This brush with mortality has brought me a real gift — life is brief and beautiful.” The Oscar-winner recently wrapped his FX series “The Old Man” and is gearing up to appear in the third installment of the “Tron” franchise, out later this year. The-CNN-Wire & © 2025 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.The post Jeff Bridges says he’s ‘feeling good’ nearly 5 years after cancer diagnosis, but dealing with ‘long-term’ Covid effects appeared first on East Idaho News.
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