Demi Lovato's mother breaks her silence on the singer's overdose

Nearly two months later Half Lovato was hospitalized for an apparent overdose, her mother, Dianna of the Garza, appeared on Tuesday's episode of Newsmax TV and talked about this tragic day.

"It's always hard to talk about that," she said. "I literally start shaking when I start to remember what happened that day."

De la Garza recalls being bombarded with messages written by loved ones expressing their concerns and wishes for the singer. Yet the matriarch did not know what was going on. This is only when she received a call from Lovato's assistant, Kelsey Kershnerthat she learned the truth.

"Then I was in shock, I did not know what to say," she recalls. "It was just something I never expected to hear, as a parent, about my children."

When asked if her daughter was fine, the assistant told the concerned parent that the singer "Confident" was aware but was not speaking.

"I knew at that time that we were in trouble," she said.

From the Garza then announced the news to the sisters of Lovato, Dallas and Madison. While the mother knew that she had to go to Cedars-Sinai Hospital, she did not think she could drive. So, Dallas offered to take it.

"We arrived as quickly as possible," said de la Garza. "Dallas and Madison and I jumped out of the car in the emergency room and ran to the emergency room to be by her side, she did not look very good at all, she was in bad shape, but I said," Half, I am here. I love you. "And at that time, she replied," I love you too. "

Garza attributes her faith to helping her overcome this difficult time.

"From there, I never allowed myself to think that things would not go well," she continued. "Of course, I prayed to the hospital, and my faith is strong.I think that's one of the things that allowed me to to go through the days she was in critical condition, we just did not know two days if she was going to do it or not. "

She also partially attributed Lovato's survival to the love and support received from fans.

"I think the reason she's alive today is because of the millions of prayers that happened that day when everyone discovered what was going on," she said. . "I do not think she would be there without those prayers, the good doctors and Cedars-Sinai, it was the best, I could not have asked for a better team to save her life."

Regarding the current situation of his daughter, Garza said that the artist in question "is doing very well".

"She is happy, she is in good health, she is working on her sobriety and she is receiving the help she needs," she added. "In itself, it encourages me for his future and for the future of our family."

De la Garza also revealed that she had received Lovato's permission before going to the show.

Towards the end of the interview, she spoke frankly about the opioid crisis in the country.

"You do not see it coming, and that's the scary thing," she said. "The opioid crisis in the United States is at an epidemic level and people do not understand that before they start doing research … After that, I started looking at how opioids kill our children. occurs, I think … someone dies of an overdose every 15 minutes.It's not just the kids, it's the adults.It's the mothers.It's the fathers.

She then thanked the show for letting her express herself and "give me this platform".

"It's something that, if it has not touched your family's life right now, before it improves, is likely to do it," he said. she said. "So thank you for helping me talk, I want to do everything I can in this fight and fight with anyone who will help."

Lovato was hospitalized for an overdose in July. The news came just weeks after the Grammy-nominated "Sober", a song in which she apologized for not being sober. She had also celebrated six years of sobriety in March.

After the news of the hospitalization, several celebrities shared their hopes and prayers for Lovato on social networks, including: Ellen Degeneres and Joe Jonas. His ex, Wilmer Valderrama, is also rushed to be by his side. Only when his representative said that the fans had learned that Lovato was "awake with his family".

Then, in August, Lovato broke the silence in an open letter to his fans.

"I've always been transparent about my journey with addiction," part of his letter read. "What I've learned is that this disease is not something that goes away or disappears over time – it's something that I have to continue to overcome and that I do not have." Have not done so yet. "

It is true that Lovato has always been open with his fans about his drug and alcohol addiction problems, as well as his history of eating disorders and self harm. She was rehabilitated in 2010 at the age of 18.