Michael
Douglas and wife Catherine Zeta-Jones attend the The 2009 Women of the
Year at Carnegie Hall on November 9, 2009 in New York City. Zeta-Jones
recently visited Douglas, who is battling throat cancer. (Dimitrios
Kambouris/Getty Images for Glamour Magazine)
41-year-old Zeta-Jones was watching the Ryder Cup golf tournament in Cardiff and was driven to London, and flew to the US on Thursday.
Zeta-Jones’ parents Pat and Dai reportedly flew into New York the day or so after her.
A source told UK newspaper The Sun that Zeta-Jones "was emotional. She cried but was very brave."
The day before Zeta-Jones' trip, she said Douglas was doing well, adding that he is brave to face cancer in the way that he has.
"He's holding up very, very well and everyone could not be happier with the progress. He's doing fine," Zeta-Jones said.
Douglas, 66, has been combating throat cancer since he was diagnosed with the condition in August. Since then, he has been getting chemotherapy treatment.
The Sun reported that Zeta-Jones recently turned down a role to play Vivien Leigh, the actress who played Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With The Wind, in a biopic film. The report said that she wanted to spend more time with Douglas.
Meanwhile, Douglas has been actively promoting his new movie Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, which topped the box offices last week and has made more than $35 million in the US.
Douglas, in media reports, has continually remained optimistic about his battle.
"The doctors' prognosis is for a full recovery, and with this type of cancer there's a 70 to 80 percent chance that it will happen," Douglas said.
"It doesn't seem to have spread to anywhere else in my body, so however difficult the next few months of treatment will be, I'm ready for it and will take things day by day."