Deryck Whibley hospitalized for a month after years of alcohol abuse
WENN Sum 41 star Deryck Whibley was hospitalized for more than a month after years
of hard-boozing left him close to death. Taking to his official website on Friday, the rocker
uploaded a series of shocking snaps of him in a hospital bed, with others
showing cuts and bruises up his arms, seemingly from where doctors had put him
on a drip and taken blood. In a heartfelt message to fans, he reveals he has been under medics' care for
several weeks after his body finally succumbed to years of alcoholism, resulting
in his liver and kidneys collapsing. He writes, "I've been very sick in the hospital for a month and was pretty
sick for a few weeks leading up to my trip to the hospital. the reason i got so
sick is from all the hard boozing i've been doing over the years. it finally
caught up to me. i was drinking hard every day. until one night. i was sitting
at home, poured myself another drink around mid night and was about to watch a
movie when all of a sudden i didn't feel so good. i then collapsed to the ground
unconscious. "My fiance got me rushed to the hospital where they put me into the intensive
care unit. i was stuck with needles and i.v.'s all over. i was completely
sedated the FIRST WEEK. when i finally woke up the next day i had no idea where
i was. my mum and step dad were standing over me. i was so freaked out. my liver
and kidney's collapsed on me. needless to say it scared me straight. i finally
realized i can't drink anymore." The star has since been warned he could die if he has just one more alcoholic
drink. He adds, "If i have one drink the doc's say i will die. i'm not preaching or
anything but just always drink responsibly. i didn't, and look where that got
me." The 34-year-old was previously married to Avril Lavigne. They divorced in
2010. The identity of Whibley's current fiancee is not known.
