- Friends star Matthew Perry shocked with his confessions
- He has released his new book Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing
- In it, he talks about a dark chapter in his life
The actor had reported in the past that parallel to his success he had to constantly battle against various addictions. Now, after the release of his book Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing, Matthew Perry talks to People about those days.
Friends Matthew Perry had a 2 percent chance of survival in 2018
"The doctors told my family that I had a 2 percent chance to live," said Perry in an interview. Perry was hospitalized in 2018 after his colon burst due to his massive opioid abuse, "I was put on a thing called an ECMO machine, which does all the breathing for your heart and your lungs."
Matthew explained that no one actually "survives" such a procedure: "There were five people put on an ECMO machine that night and the other four died and I survived. So the big question is why? Why was I the one? There has to be some kind of reason," Perry said about the grave situation he found himself in at the time.
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Matthew Perry wants to draw attention to the downside
He was in a coma for two weeks and received life support. In total, he spent five months in the hospital recovering. Today, Matthew Perry is doing very well. He visited several rehabs and is sober according to his own statements.
Above all, the scars on his abdomen are a reminder to the actor of why he went through everything and that he's grateful to "be alive". With his book, he wants to draw attention to the dark chapter in his life.
"So my hope is that people will relate to it, and know that this disease attacks everybody. It doesn't matter if you're successful or not successful, the disease doesn't care," said the actor.
