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bedridden

adjective as in sick in bed

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Keaton was nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of Bessie Lee, a woman who has been caring for years for her bedridden father when she is diagnosed with leukemia.

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A cause of death was not reported, but Kalodimos said Moore had been bedridden for about 15 months after a fall.

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"Many elderly residents are also bedridden because of chronic illness, and no one could help them," Ms Yang said.

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I spent a lot of months bedridden, and now that I’m not, I’m very much like a rodeo bull.

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She added that the “Cousin Skeeter” actor would “mostly be bedridden” as part of his recovery.

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