Perry’s mother Suzanne Morrison, stepfather Keith Morrison and sisters spoke with Today on the one-year anniversary.
Suzanne spoke of her pain at not being able to help her son overcome addiction.
“He was always very lonely in his soul,” Suzanne said. “I’m a very lucky woman, but there was one glitch; there was one problem. I couldn’t conquer it. I couldn’t help him.”
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The family spoke of their work with the Matthew Perry Foundation of Canada, helping people who are battling addiction.
“What [Matthew] taught the world is that no amount of money will cure an addict,” said Keith. “It needs something else, and that’s what we’re trying to do.”
“If it doesn’t stop, we’re going to lose so many million people,” Suzanne said.
Meanwhile, Perry’s Friends co-stars also remembered the star on the anniversary of his death.
Jennifer Aniston posted a series of photos from their Friends days to Instagram.
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Courteney Cox said she was missing Perry “today and always”.
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