On what would have been the ‘Friends’ star’s 57th birthday, Matthew Perry’s mother, Suzanne Morrison, penned a heartfelt note remembering her son and all that he had achieved in life. Writing that she misses her son “all the time,” Morrison further opened up about how life has been treating her after her son’s passing.
Matthew Perry’s mother, Suzanne Morrison, remembers him on his 57th birthday
In a statement released by the non-profit organization that Perry’s family started after his passing, Morrison shared just how much she missed her son on what would have been his 57th birthday. She wrote, “August 19th. It’s his birthday. Matthew was born 57 years ago today, a day that I feel as keenly as if [it] all happened this very morning. Along with all the days he struggled and the days he hid his addiction from the world, and even from me.”She continued, “Sweet, loving, funny, cantankerous, pig-headed Matthew, who wanted—so much—to be well. I miss him terribly. All the time. Every day.” She also opened up about how her son wanted to help other people who were going through the same struggles with addiction that he was. “And I hear him saying over and over in those last days of his life, ‘I just want to help people like me, stuck in the disease of addiction,’” she added.In her emotional post, she also made a promise in the conclusion, saying, “He can’t anymore. But we can. And with your help, we will.” The nonprofit organization that was started after his sudden passing by his family aims to provide help and all kinds of support to people who are in their first year of recovery from substance abuse.
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The beloved actor, who was best known for his roles in ‘Friends,’ ‘17 Again,’ ‘The Ron Clark Show,’ ‘The Whole Nine Yards,’ and ‘Fools Rush In,’ passed away on October 28, 2023, from an accidental ketamine overdose. He was found in his hot tub at his home in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.Following his passing, an official case was registered, and five individuals were arrested in relation to the matter. After a long trial and long investigations, his live-in assistant, two doctors, an intermediary, and drug dealer Jasveen Sangha, who is popularly known as ‘Ketamine Queen,’ all pleaded guilty and received prison or detention sentences. The case was officially concluded earlier this year. Sangha received the longest punishment: a 15-year federal prison sentence for supplying ketamine to the actor.
