Hey y’all!
How’s it been?
If you know me, then you know how much I have loved and continue to love the sit com ‘FRIENDS’.
I have watched every one of the 10 seasons and 236 episodes of friends that aired. From ‘The one where it all began’ to the last one also known as ‘The one where they all say goodbye’
I had the CDs, I had the DVDs and when I could, I downloaded all episodes and then I had a monthly subscription of HBO Max just so I can watch friends anytime I felt like. I honestly would go months without watching anything but friends on that app.
I know for sure I have watched every single episode at least 3 times. I'm pretty sure its way more than that as it has been my go to show for when i need a laugh, when I am bored, when I am in my feelings, whiling away time, or i just need the tv on.
Yup, I love FRIENDS that much. I don’t think there’s an episode I did not love.
I love all the characters but my faves from the very get go have been Chandler and Pheobe. I absolutely love his character, his mannerisms, his facial expressions….njust everything about the character. Plus for some reason, he kinda reminds me of my uncle P. Maybe that is why I got drawn to his character. Who knows? What I know though is that Chandler Bing always made me laugh. I love Chandler Bing.
Now imagine my shock when I woke up on that fateful day to read that Matthew Perry had passed on.
I was pained. It hurt so much as though I knew him personally. The only other celebrity death that moved me to tears was that of Chadwick Boseman, I know, I know, let’s not even talk about that for now.
Matthew Perry died not long after he wrote a book. In the book, Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir he talked about the years and years of struggle with drugs and also about the peace he found in sobriety. I have not read this book but I have read review and seen snippets of his book tour. I feel sad that he died at a time he chose to open up about this with the intention of helping others who have the same struggle.
It is crazy seeing what drug addiction has done and is doing to people, and we all may know one or 2 persons struggling with addiction or even have them in our families, I pray they get the help they need before it is too late. Most importantly, I pray they want the help to make it right.
Indeed, if this were an episode of Friends, it would be titled ‘The One where our hearts broke’.
xoxo