Hospitalization of Demi Lovato: a chronology of his recent struggles

Demi Lovato is a fighter

The hospitalization of pop star Tuesday is the last setback in her fight against addiction, which lasted most of the last decade.

After six years of sobriety, the singer of "Sorry Not Sorry" revealed earlier this year that she had fallen off the wagon, and showed herself sincere about her relapse and her battle sobriety in a moving new single, "Sober", released in June.

The world was shocked on Tuesday when she was rushed to hospital because of what the sources say AND was a drug overdose. Now, AND goes back to see what has led to his medical emergency and his personal struggles in recent months.

March 14 – Six Years Sober

The 25-year-old singer went on Twitter to commemorate an important milestone in her sober journey, sharing with her fans that # She "has just officially 6 years of sobriety." [19659002] "So grateful for another year of joy, health and happiness, it is possible," writes Lovato, ending his tweet with a prayer hands emoji

The post came just a week after she opened in an interview with Billboard on how her Celebrity experiences She presented real challenges to her sobriety – especially her stint at the 2016 Met Gala.

"I've had a terrible experience," recalls Lovato. "This celebrity was a complete b ** ch and was miserable to be around.It was very cliquey.I remember being so uncomfortable that I wanted to drink."

To combat the temptation, Lovato left the event and headed straight for 22h. Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. She recalled, "I changed my clothes, but I still had my diamonds – millions of dollars worth of diamonds at an AA meeting … And I got closer to the ones without of this meeting who struggled with the same struggles as "

April 2 to May 24 – The relapse of Lovato

While the news of the relapse of the singer did not appear before the release of" Sober ", a source told ET in June was held at some point between the North American leg of his Tell Me You Love Me World Tour, which ended April 2 in Newark, New Jersey and the European stage that started in Belfast, Ireland on May 24th.

"Half relapsed and started drinking alcohol again," another source told ET.

April 10 – Production Dates in South America

Lovato announced that she was to cancel the three stages of the South American tour of her world tour because of "problems unforeseen production ". "

" I am absolutely sorry to have to make this announcement today … due to production problems, we have to move dates #tellmeyoulovemetour South America, "she tweeted." L & # 39; Ecuador, Costa Rica and Panama I'm devastated, we had to suppress these shows. "

" I really hate that we do this and we did our best, but there were unexpected production problems . to make the new dates, we will refund you in full ", she continued in another article. "I am so sorry, I promise that it will be worth the wait and I hope to see you, I love you so much guys!"

The planned concerts have not yet been officially postponed. The nature of the production problems has not been specified.

May 2 and 3 – Fractured feet and friends on fire

During her hiatus, the singer revealed that she had been injured during her vacation. Lovato took to Instagram where she told the fans, "Guess who broke his foot down the stairs in Bali."

The injury followed a number of somewhat vague tweets in which she stated: "Real colors are shown in chaos And that she is "Grateful to those who are closest to me and have never left me and who loves me for who I am."

Twitter fans have speculated that the rivalry could have been with one of Lovato's old friends, who would have taken on Facebook to snap it the singer not to come on his birthday.

While she was not addressing her friend by name, Lovato later tweeted:, stop living in my life, and stop trying to. attract attention by publicly hiding the reaction you receive from my fans.

June 1 – Personal Growth

An optimistic-sounding Lovato took to Twitter, where she said that she feels like she "grew up more in the last two months that I've had for years. "

"I feel like a new woman and I" I'm so grateful for my life today, "she wrote.

June 3 – Cryptic Q & A

The singer told her fans to ask her questions while she was bored, and although many exchanges are just fun and offbeat, we have distinguished ourselves as a real look at the personal life of the singer.

learned this year, "the singer replied," you can not always trust people that you thought you had saved. "

Although she did not specify who she was who had betrayed, Lovato posted another cryptic tweet a months later, July 5, where she wrote: "Good luck on your blog." The remark led many of her fans to believe that she was shadowing Mike Bayer – a CAST life coach who appeared with Lovato during a moving interview on Dr. Phil earlier this year and who also went on tour with the pop star. Bayer, who has already been credited with helping Lovato become sober after his 2011 rehab stay, posted on Instagram a video that many fans thought targeted specifically at Lovato, criticizing celebrities who "s". call artists "to have" an excuse for being late, or not sincere, or rude, or shameless. "After the two articles, Lovato and Bayer have both unsubscribed on Twitter.

June 10 and 11 – Shows Offbeat

45 minutes before Lovato took the stage of O2 in London, the singer posted a long statement on Twitter, explaining that She needed to postpone the show "due to being very, very sick and with swollen vocal cords."

The singer added, "If I continue tonight and hurt my vocal chords more I might have to cancel the rest of my tour.I am so sorry to disappoint one of my fans … This is me break the heart to let you down. "

The next day, the singer tweeted that she was "dumped" for having to postpone another show, this time at Arena Birmingham, because of her illness.

"I have never missed shows because of my vocal chords or being sick in my life," she tweeted. "It sucks badly … I have not left my hotel room for 2 days now, sick, bored and disgusted."

June 21 – Succeed with "Sober"

The singer releases the powerful single, in which she was very sincere about her recent relapse and how it affected her.
Lovato revealed the new song via Instagram, with a video that she captioned, "My truth … #sober out now."

"Call me when it's over because I'm dying inside," she sings. "Wake me up when the shakes are gone and the cold sweats go away Call me when it's over and my self has come back."

"Mom, I'm really sorry I'm not sober anymore," she continues in the chorus. "And daddy, please, forgive me the drinks that have spilled on the floor … For those who have never left me, we've already come down this road, I'm sorry I'm no longer sober. "

[19659006] June 24 – Crying in Concert

The singer in trouble had to fight through the tears to perform "Sober" at a concert in Portugal. Lovato posted an Instagram video of the performance at Rock in Rio Lisboa, a music festival in Lisbon, where she went on stage in front of thousands of people to sing the intimate and vulnerable tune and her voice was heard. was broken as she began to cry. about dropping his fans.

July 22 – "Sober" at the State Fair

Two days before his hospitalization, Lovato joined his longtime friend Iggy Azalea for a performance at the 2018 California Fair in Paso Robles, California, where she seemed to be in a good mood.

An eyewitness who witnessed Lovato's show told ET that the singer "was in a good mood" and "was his normal enthusiastic Half-Self." However, the witness said during the concert, just before singing the last verse of "Sober", Lovato said, "F ** k, I forgot the words" and I went out of the scene. "

" It was a moving song. She seemed to be almost in tears, "shared the eyewitness." I think it was because it was a new song and that she was emotional. That's why she forgot the words. As a fan, it made her more human. We all make mistakes.

The witness added that Lovato "did not look under the influence" during the concert

July 24 – Hospitalization

Sources told ET that Lovato was being transported to Los Angeles area hospital where she is being treated for a drug overdose.

TMZ reports that the singer was administered Narcan – an emergency treatment for opioid narcotic overdoses.

A representative from Lovato published a "Half Awake and with Her Family, who want to express their thanks to all for the love, prayers and support," she said. "Some of the reported information is incorrect and respectfully requests confidentiality and not speculation, because its health and recovery are the most important things at the moment."

In the wake of his hospitalization Sur, Fox announced that they were shooting an episode of Beat Shazam starring Lovato as a guest-star, which was to air the same day. In addition, his next tour to Atlantic City, New Jersey, was canceled

To learn more about Lovato's hospitalization and health, watch the video below.

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