Avril Lavigne has tweeted her support to ex-husband Deryck Whibley following news of his hospitalisation.
The Sum 41 frontman recently revealed that he was in hospital for a month following the collapse of his liver and kidney.
He stated that years of drinking caused extensive damage to his organs, and doctors have warned him that one more drink could kill him.
Lavigne wrote on Twitter: “Spoke to @Sum41 Deryck today. I am so proud of him. He is family to me and always will be. #StayStrongDeryck”
In his web post the Sum 41 star wrote, “The reason I got so sick is from all the hard boozing I’ve been doing over the years. It finally caught up on me.
“I was drinking hard every day. Until one night. 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.
“I finally realised I can’t drink anymore. If I have one drink the docs say I will die. I’m not preaching or anything but just always drink responsibly. I didn’t, and look where that got me.”
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