Michael Madsen was recently awake before death fighting alcohol star-news.press/wp

Michael Madsen He was taking huge steps in his recovery from alcohol addiction … even before his tragic death.

The sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … MADSEN has been sober in recent months, which made a steady effort to divert his life. But those close to him remain not sure of his mental condition in the days leading up to his death. Everyone around him was hoping and believed that he was still working on his program.

The beloved actor spent years of rehabilitation programs and outside as he was fighting alcohol addiction … while he also struggles with depression and struggle with personal difficulties, such as troubled marriage – The death of the son. We were told that he was always inside and outside the stages of trying to control his alcoholism.

As we were informed … the star “Kill Bill” was found that he does not respond at his home in Malibu last Thursday and was He announced his death at the scene. His representative told us that he was suffering from the arrest of the heart, while the official case of death was not released.

It is not yet clear that he was drinking in the days before his death … or whether alcohol was playing any worker at all.

A friend and assistant Madsen for a long time Duji Smith He revealed to us that the actor appeared in Good health about a week before his deathAfter appointing the routine doctor to the rotation … which makes his death more shocking.

Michael was 67.