Sum41 frontman - Derek Whibley Very Frail

[demelza]

www.people.com/article/deryck-whibley-appears-frail-after-nearly-dying-from-alcohol

[demelza]

Deryck Whibley made his first public appearance since nearly dying from drinking too much alcohol.

The 34-year-old Canadian rocker was photographed looking frail while walking around Los Angeles on Monday with the help of his fianceé Jocelyn Aguilar and an unidentified woman – just days after revealing the battle with alcoholism that landed him in intensive care.

Whibley, the lead vocalist of Sum 41 and ex-husband of Avril Lavigne, posted a heartrending message to fans on his website Friday, explaining why he spent a month in the hospital.

"The reason I got go 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," he wrote, "I was sitting at home, poured myself another drink around midnight 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."

Whibley was "stuck [with] needles and i.v.'s all over," sedated for an entire week before waking up to see his parents standing over him, he said. He has vowed to stay sober and is inspired to get back into the studio and on tour.

"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," he wrote. "Anyway i have my passion and inspiration back for writing music."

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Removed because I was being an ass.

[nursewife]

The poor guy is in rough shape. I hope he can stay sober. Damn you Avril, what did you do to him?!

[Deleted]

He looks rough.

[VeryViolet]

Holy shit that is awful. The last picture I saw of him he was probably 100lbs heavier and really bloated clearly from the booze.

[janiejones]

He looks awful. Like a young man stuck in a 97 yo body.

[leeluu]

May 20, 2014 19:51:40 GMT -5 VeryViolet said:

Holy shit that is awful. The last picture I saw of him he was probably 100lbs heavier and really bloated clearly from the booze.

Yea, I guess I'm used to seeing drug addicts looking very thin/frail, but not so much alcoholics? I really don't have a lot of experience in either area so mostly talking out of my butt, but extremely frail and alcoholic doesn't seem to go together.

[VeryViolet]

May 20, 2014 19:59:09 GMT -5 leeluu said:

May 20, 2014 19:51:40 GMT -5 VeryViolet said:

Holy shit that is awful. The last picture I saw of him he was probably 100lbs heavier and really bloated clearly from the booze.

Yea, I guess I'm used to seeing drug addicts looking very thin/frail, but not so much alcoholics? I really don't have a lot of experience in either area so mostly talking out of my butt, but extremely frail and alcoholic doesn't seem to go together.

I think him being so frail and tiny is from the illness/organ failure.

[LeggsBenedict]

[lucky513]

so sad

[urbancowgirl]

Good lord, I wouldn't have even recognized him.

[Deleted]

He's only 34 fucking years old. Tragic.

[gozf]

May 20, 2014 19:37:31 GMT -5 @amoosed said:

1. The name Deryck
2. Sum 41
3. Avril Lavigne

All things I was hoping to never encounter again.

Well. This is a pretty assy reaction to a post about someone struggling with addiction and near death.

[copperboom]

Jesus, how awful. He looks almost elderly.

[janiejones]

May 20, 2014 20:40:42 GMT -5 @kizmet said:

Yikes.  He looks rough.  I hope he can get the help he needs.

Is this an example of the booze nose someone was talking about recently?

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May 20, 2014 22:00:07 GMT -5 gozf said:

May 20, 2014 19:37:31 GMT -5 @amoosed said:

1. The name Deryck
2. Sum 41
3. Avril Lavigne

All things I was hoping to never encounter again.

Well. This is a pretty assy reaction to a post about someone struggling with addiction and near death.

Yeah, I realize that was really bitchy. I'll admit I didn't read the article or look at the pictures. I edited above because it was insensitive.

[berbles]

May 20, 2014 22:42:37 GMT -5 janiejones said:

May 20, 2014 20:40:42 GMT -5 @kizmet said:

Yikes.  He looks rough.  I hope he can get the help he needs.

Is this an example of the booze nose someone was talking about recently?

I think he's always had that nose. This is booze nose:

[nursewife]

May 20, 2014 22:00:07 GMT -5 gozf said:

May 20, 2014 19:37:31 GMT -5 @amoosed said:

1. The name Deryck
2. Sum 41
3. Avril Lavigne

All things I was hoping to never encounter again.

Well. This is a pretty assy reaction to a post about someone struggling with addiction and near death.

Glad someone said something. Sorry @amoosed but it was pretty jerky. I wouldn't say a cancer patient is worth never having another encounter, let alone an addict.

[nursewife]

May 20, 2014 23:15:07 GMT -5 berbles said:

May 20, 2014 22:42:37 GMT -5 janiejones said:

Is this an example of the booze nose someone was talking about recently?

I think he's always had that nose. This is booze nose:

I think his preexisting nose didn't help the situation. Poor guy. Booze nose sucks. I feel bad that they wear their illness on their face.