In “Friends, Love and That Terrible Thing,” Chandler from “Friends” talks about weeks in a coma, a dozen surgeries and absurd amounts of pills he took; The cause of the actor’s death has not yet been disclosed
Matthew PerryChandler from Friends, died this Saturday, 28, at the age of 54. The actor, who experienced the peak of his career in the 1990s and 2000s, has had several addiction problems with drugs such as alcohol and opioids, spending almost half his life in rehabilitation centers undergoing treatments in search of sobriety – going as far as hearing from a doctor that he had only a 2% chance of surviving.
Between statements in interviews and excerpts contained in his autobiographical book, Friends, lovers and a terrible thing(in Brazil, published by the publisher Best Seller as Friends, love and that terrible thing) published in November 2022, Matthew Perry has addressed the topic several times in recent years.
Matthew Perry’s alcoholism started earlier Friends
When he began recording Friends, at the age of 24, he already had alcohol problems. Over the years they have gotten worse. Perry reports that her co-stars were understanding and patient.
“They were like penguins. When a penguin is sick, the other penguins surround him and help him straighten up, hover around him until he can walk on his own. That’s what the cast of Friends did for me.”
The seasons faded from memory
Even with support, the situation wasn’t easy. His worst moment so far came during one of his final seasons, when he was taking 55 Vicodin pills a day and weighing 125 pounds. In 2016, Matthew told BBC Radio 2 that he “can’t remember” three entire seasons of Friends, he was so drunk when he filmed them.
“I didn’t know how to stop. I couldn’t stop because the disease and addiction are progressive. And it got worse as I got older.”
“2% chance of survival”
In 2018 several health problems. Pneumonia, colon explosion, a period of life support, two weeks in a coma, nine months with a colostomy bag, more than a dozen stomach surgeries.
Of the five months he spent in hospital at the time, he said: “The doctors told my family I had a 2% chance of surviving. I was put on an ECMO machine [pulmão artificial], which does all the breathing of your heart and lungs. Nobody survives this.”
In November 2022, the actor revealed that he has already spent around $9 million trying to stay sober over the years.
Matthew Perry’s haggard and tired appearance also caught the attention of the public and fans Meeting of friendsa special episode released by HBO Max in 2021.
Matthew Perry dies
Matthew Perry was found dead in the hot tub of his home in the Los Angeles region, in the United States, this Saturday 28. According to information from the TMZ website, the police team that intervened in the incident did not find any drugs in the house. scene at first.
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