The “Friends” star, who was candid about his own struggles with addiction, reportedly wanted to help others overcome drug and alcohol dependency.
Matthew Perry reportedly planned to start a foundation to help those struggling with addiction before his death.
The “Whole Nine Yards” star had previously founded a men’s sober living facility called Perry House, which he ran from 2013 to 2015, per People.His loved ones still hope to bring that goal to fruition in honor of the late actor, People reported Monday.“The doctors told my family that I had a 2 percent chance to live,” he told People in October 2022. “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.
“My therapist said, ‘The next time you think about taking Oxycontin, just think about having a colostomy bag for the rest of your life, and a little window opened, and I crawled through it and I no longer want Oxycontin anymore,'” he said.by the loss of Matthew. We were more than just cast mates. We are a family,” Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc wrote in a statement to People Monday.
“There is so much to say, but right now we’re going to take a moment to grieve and process this unfathomable loss.
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