“I was put on a thing called an ECMO machine, which does all the breathing for your heart and your lungs,” he said of his near-death experience at age 49.
Matthew Perry’s addiction struggles became so severe that he “nearly died” a few years ago at age 49 when his colon burst from opioid overuse.he now admits that he actually spent two weeks in a coma and five months in the hospital and had to use a colostomy bag for nine months to treat the health crisis.“I was put on a thing called an ECMO machine, which does all the breathing for your heart and your lungs. And that’s called a Hail Mary. No one survives that.
Now 53, Perry will candidly discuss how much his drug and alcohol addictions consumed his life, in his new memoir,“I’m pretty healthy now,” he told the magazine, before joking, “I’ve got to not go to the gym much more, because I don’t want to only be able to play superheroes. But no, I’m a pretty healthy guy right now.”
The “Whole Nine Yards” star didn’t reveal how long he’s been sober for since last relapsing but said he still counts each day.Wagner AZ / ANDR / BACKGRID
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