Matthew Perry Says He Was Given a 2% Chance to Live in 2018

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In his new memoir, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, which is out on November 1st, the 53-year-old Friends actor describes his battles with drug and alcohol addiction.

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He spoke to People magazine about his revelations, including the fact that just four years ago, while he was on life support, doctors gave him a "2% chance to live."

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In 2018, Perry, who was 49 at the time, had surgery for what his publicist claimed was a gastrointestinal perforation and spent months in the hospital rehabilitating.

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His book, however, describes how he was genuinely fighting for his life after his colon ruptured due to narcotic misuse.

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He was on life support and in a coma for two weeks.

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He had to use a colostomy bag for nine months and spent a total of five months in the hospital getting better.

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According to Perry, "the physicians told my family that I had a 2% chance to live."

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"I was placed on a device known as an ECMO machine, which manages your heart and lungs' breathing for you.

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