Demi Lovato says she suffered heart attacks, strokes and brain damage from overdoses

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The singer suffered three strokes and a heart attack in 2018 as a result of Demi Lovato’s drug overdose, leaving her with physical limitations that still affect her.

Lovato first made public the details of a fatal incident in “Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil”, a four-part documentary starting March 23 on YouTube Originals. In the trailer, Lavato says doctors told her family she had five to 10 minutes to live.

“I was brainwashed, and I still deal with its effects today,” he said in a video call on Wednesday. “I don’t drive because I have blind spots. For a long time, reading was really hard for me. It was a big deal when I could read a book, which was like two months later, because my vision was so blurred. ”

“There’s still something to remind me of what might happen if I ever go to a dark place again,” Lovato said of the permanent results.

The 28-year-old singer, who had pink hair on Call Call, has been working since she was 10, when she appeared on the TV series “Barney and Friends”. After struggling with bipolar disorder, anorexia and bullying, she went for rehabilitation for the first time at the age of 18.

Lavato shared his private struggles in a 2012 MTV documentary and a 2017 YouTube doc, in which he said he still deals with alcohol and cocaine addictions, even after further improvement. She said speaking out in public on those programs has given her the responsibility to keep her healthy for six years until she broke up again in 2018.

“My purpose in putting this out there is to help people who have been on a path like mine,” he said. “I wanted to set a direct record, and I wanted to make it all public to my fans.”

Lovato’s family, as well as Elton John and Cristina Aguilera, were among those interviewed at the doc, which was shot over a year ago. In the third segment, Lavato discusses the traumas of his past life.

Lavato is not related to artists who claim that they are very creative when they are in a dark place or use drugs. “I feel like the best work I’ve ever done will be present and when I’m aware of what’s going on in my life.” “Only when the truth flows from me. As long as I continue to tell my truth, I make music that resonates with people. “

At last year’s Grammy Awards, Lovato resumed her singing career and sang the national anthem at the 2020 Super Bowl before catching the coronavirus epidemic. Last month, Lovato made a special mark on TV at the inauguration of President Biden.

Despite his near-death experience, Lovato will not be able to change what happened to him. He said, “Everything had to happen to learn the lessons I learned. “I look back and sometimes I feel sad when I had to endure the pain to get rid of what I have. I am so proud of the person I am today. One of the main reasons I came forward is that I never want to live that life again. ”

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