bedridden

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Bedridden in the advanced stages of ALS, McMichael was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in a ceremony from his Homer Glen, Ill., home in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Bedridden for months, he let his short hair grow out and passed the time watching online courses offered by Stanford University about the rising field of artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Bedridden and unable to comprehend time, my illness seemed to drag on for eternity with no end in sight.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2023

Bedridden, in a half body cast for three years, young Nicky “had lots and lots of time to fantasize.”

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2014

Care of the Paralytic, Helpless, Bedridden, and Filthy Patients.—There are many patients in an asylum who are indifferent to all the wants of nature, who wet and dirty themselves.

From How to Care for the Insane A Manual for Nurses by Granger, William D.