His loved ones, who witnessed his drug and alcohol abuse for years, were heartbroken by what his mother later described as an unavoidable outcome.
His mother spoke about processing her grief and teared up when talking about how powerless one can feel against a loved one’s struggles with addiction.
In the months leading up to his death, Perry appeared to have turned a corner with his addiction, relatives said.
Now, loved ones switch tenses from past to present to past again as they remember the complicated man who brought them so much joy.
It’s a familiar story for the millions of people whose loved ones have addiction disorders and is a guiding principle for the foundation, the family said.
Persons:
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Organizations:
NBC, Dateline, Los, Federal, Matthew Perry Foundation
Locations:
Los Angeles, Savannah Guthrie, Los Angeles County, London