Brooke Shields has a long road ahead to regain her ability to walk again after breaking her right femur, but she's not letting her injury get her down. The actress and model is continuing to work (she just announced a major new beauty campaign) and is focused on staying positive throughout her recovery.
"I fell off a balance board," Shields, 55, tells PEOPLE when we caught up with the star about her new partnership with Colgate. "Honestly, every day I feel like I'm having to begin again. Rehab is always slow and it's one day at a time and you just take what you can control and go, 'Okay, I'm going to be happy with that as my progress for right now.'"