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Jeff Bridges admits 'fighting to surrender' two years after lymphoma cancer diagnosis
Hollywood actor making an appearance at the event alongside his wife, Susan Bridges.The Old Man star touched on his recent health battles as he spoke on the red carpet, admitting he felt like he was "fighting to surrender" since his Non-Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis.Jeff looked dapper in a black suit and bow tie last night as he walked the red carpet alongside his wife Susan who stunned in a blue satin dress.The True Grit actor opened up about his lymphoma battle while on the red carpet at the 2023 Critics’ Choice awards to Access Hollywood.The Hollywood star admitted he felt at one point that he was "fighting to surrender" to the disease when he was at his worst.He said: "I didn’t feel like I was doing too much fighting. Well, I thought I was being called home, you know?"I was in the surrender mode mostly, and I suppose that’s a type of fighting, fighting to surrender."While accepting his Lifetime Achievement award at the 2023 Critics’ Choice ceremony, Jeff subtly referenced his health scare with a quote from his movie, Starman.He recalled: "You are your best when things are at their worst.
