Matthew Perry “survivors”: the actor overcame 14 colon surgeries, 15 rehabilitation attempts, alcohol and other addictions

News of death Matthew Perryan actor who gained recognition and affection from the public through interpretation Chandler Bing in the series “Friends” shocked the world. Well friends, family and fans They believe that at 54 he was too young to die.

It is estimated that the cause of his death may have been drowning, after he was found in his jacuzzi. However, the American’s life had so many ups and downs that he called himself “Mattman” alluding to Batman, a hero with whom he identified by having a life marked by challenges, as he stated in his book “Friends, Lovers and the Great Terrible Thing ”, he looks back on El Imparcial.

Matthew Perry: A Life of Addiction and Disease

The first lines of the book that compiled his memoirs gave an overview of the battles he won against death that made him a survivor: “Hello, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty. And he should be dead.”

He reported that he was on a “death diet” that consisted of drinking a bottle of vodka at night, along with cocaine, opiates – he even admitted to taking up to 55 Vicodin pills a day at one point – benzodiazepines like Xanax and other anxiolytics.

Perry compared his life to hell, in which he always felt on the edge of the abyss due to the depression he suffered. This book documents his father’s abandonment when he was a child, his first steps in Hollywood, his relationships, 15 attempts at rehabilitation and 14 colon surgeries.

Antidepressants and other prescription drugs found in deceased Matthew Perry’s home

He recalled the moment when he almost died at the age of 49: he was in a coma for several weeks and then another five months in the hospital. When he was hospitalized, he was given a 2% chance of survival.

“They hooked me up to a breathing machine for you. They call her the Hail Mary because no one survives. Five people were connected to that machine that night: four died and I survived. Because? “Why me?” he wrote.

However, all the scars that remained from those operations always meant a warning to him; “Injuries are a constant reminder to stay sober.”

CNN en Español reports that Matthew Perry’s cause of death has been updated by the medical examiner as “delayed,” so an investigation by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office will be required before a conclusion can be reached.