Edge of Survival: Matthew Perry’s Revealing Memoir

In “Friends, Lovers, and the Big Awful Thing,” his 2022 memoir, Matthew recounts a chilling brush with mortality at 49. He endured a critical health crisis, much more severe than previously disclosed, resulting in several months of close monitoring with the medical staff.

Reflecting on his therapist’s advice about overcoming challenges, he found the strength to focus on his recovery. This phase in his journey impacted his professional life, causing him to miss filming scenes with Meryl Streep in “Don’t Look Up.” Matthew’s memoir unveils a decades-long struggle that started in his teens, a relentless battle with personal challenges that cost him dearly in his quest for sobriety.