'A lot of getting better was a matter of setting really small goals. At first they'd say, ‘How long can you stand?' For a while, my record was 45 seconds before I'd collapse.'
In addition to"spectacular" nurses and doctors, Bridges had one person who was always in his corner—"My wife Sue was my absolute champion," Bridges shared."She really fought to keep me off a ventilator. I didn't want to be on it, and the doctors didn't necessarily want that. But Sue was adamant."
"I didn't think I'd ever work again, really," he shared."So at first I said, ‘Well, we'll see.' But eventually that became, ‘Maybe I can.' I have to admit that I was still frightened of going back to work. Then I began to think of my recovery as a gift being presented." "I come back to work, and, man, it was like a dream, as if we'd just had a long weekend or something," Bridges recalled."I was seeing all the same faces in the cast and crew. Very bizarre. Everybody showed such dedication and hung in. We finished it. I appreciate that."
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