Matthew Perry, a former member of the Friends cast, appeared to be in good health just days before he disclosed that an opiate addiction came dangerously close to taking his life.
The actor, who is 53 years old, was seen going about his business with a female friend in Los Angeles the week before last. He was sporting a gray t-shirt, red-and-white Nike shorts, and yellow Converse sneakers when he was out and about.
After breaking off his engagement with literary manager Molly Hurwitz in June 2021, Perry was spotted conversing with the unknown brunette as they strolled through a car park. The woman, dressed casually in a yellow sundress with white sandals, climbed into the passenger side of his automobile.
The event occurred days before the actor’s shocking admission that he had had a gastrointestinal perforation at the height of his drug troubles, putting him into a two-week coma and a five-month hospital stay. In addition, he was forced to utilize a colostomy bag for his health issue, which lasted for nine months.
According to what he shared with People on Wednesday, the medical professionals had informed his family that there was only a two percent chance that he would survive.
I was placed on a device known as an ECMO machine, which is a piece of equipment that takes care of all of your breathing needs for both your heart and your lungs. This strategy is commonly referred to as a “Hail Mary.” No one can live through that.
The Whole Nine Yards actor told an interviewer, “All I have to do is glance down” to be reminded of why he should never retake Oxycontin, referring to the scars on his stomach and the fact that he will have to carry a colostomy bag for his entire life.
Perry has been frank about the qualities he seeks in a potential relationship in advance of the debut of his new memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, which is set for release on November 1.