In honor of Addiction Awareness Month, I chose to listen to this heart-wrenching memoir straight from Matthew's mouth. I was a 90's baby, so I didn't watch "Friends" while it was airing on cable. I was just wrapping up Season 10 when Perry was taken from this world. I knew him from "17 Again" with Zac Efron. I instantly fell in love with Chandler, his speech pattern, and his heart and throughout the show grew concerned about his weight fluctuation. It wasn't until my husband told me that he struggled with addiction that I looked into him a little closer. According to his story, he was doomed from the start to struggle the way he had. He was a Colic baby and so the doctor prescribed him phenobarbital (barbiturate for sleep) at a few weeks old. Between drugs, alcohol, smoking, and never feeling enough for his parents at the young age of 5, he never had a chance at a normal, loving life. He was clean and sober when he died, but it was once again at the hands of his doctor. 

I recommend this to everyone, whether you're a fan of his work or not.