Does anyone still remember Deryck Whibley? We’ll see. I’m not too familiar with Sum 41, but they had a large following at one time. Poor Deryck is still best known in gossip circles as Avril Lavigne’s starter husband. I still maintain that one of the best things he’s ever done was dress up like Avril for Halloween in 2012. That decision may have been fueled by alcohol, but it was funny. Plus it really riled up ol’ Chad Kroeger.
Deryck’s love of the bottle may have been worse than his fans realized. Avril used to gush about their marriage and say, “I’m the best thing that’s ever happened to him.” She was talking about how she helped Deryck kick drugs, but I guess he kept drinking. A lot. Deryck made an announcment on his blog. He says he drank so hard for so many years (he’s 34) that he has destroyed his kidneys and liver. He collapsed and ended up in the hospital for weeks. He included some graphic photos of his ravaged body with this blog entry:
Rock Bottom:
hey everyone, it’s deryck here. sorry i’ve been so m.i.a. lately, but 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 fiancé 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. 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. (i never thought i would ever say that! haha) anyway i have my passion and inspiration back for writing music. i already have a few song ideas for new songs. soon it will be time to start making an album and getting back to touring again. see you all sometime! there will be more posts again so say up to date friends.
[From Deryck Whibley]
This is so sad. Deryck hasn’t looked healthy in a very long time. He probably hasn’t felt well either and masked the symptoms by drinking more, which increased the damage. Deryck sounds like he realizes that drinking is not an option for him ever again. His doctors wouldn’t have issued such a dire warning about even having one more drink if the situation wasn’t serious.
Here are some photos of Deryck (who had an obvious case of alcohol bloat) with Ari in 2013. I’m glad Ari ran him straight to the hospital, and I hope Deryck gets the help he needs to stays sober.
Photos courtesy of WENN
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