bedridden

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"He was bedridden and it was very hard for him to swallow," he told Virgin Radio, adding that Dane had been losing his ability to speak.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

This insight opens the possibility of developing medications that replicate the benefits of exercise, offering new hope for older adults, bedridden patients, and individuals with chronic illnesses who face a higher risk of fractures.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

Over the next few days both pilots were bedridden, vomiting, with diarrhea, and tremors in their hands and legs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Most of the building's residents were sick and bedridden elderly people.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

I have been bedridden for eight months and she only came to visit me once and ran away as quickly as she could.

From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar