Demi Lovato Opens Up About Suffering Heart Attack, 3 Strokes Following 2018 Overdose

It takes a lot of strength and courage to open up to the entire world about the dark and difficult times that you might have to go through, but that’s exactly what Demi Lovato is doing in preparation for her upcoming documentary, Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil, and fans can’t wait to reward Demi’s strength and vulnerability with tons of love and support.

TW: this article contains depictions or discussions of drug addiction and may be triggering to some readers.

In 2018, Demi Lovato was rushed to the hospital after a drug overdose.

Demi is now opening up about the struggles she faced with her health following the incident in preparation for her upcoming documentary, Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil. In the trailer for the film, Demi reveals she suffered from a heart attack and 3 strokes following the overdose, which have had intense repercussions in her life.

"I was left with brain damage, and I still deal with the effects of that today.”

“I don't drive a car, because I have blind spots on my vision," Demi told reporters. "And I also for a long time had a really hard time reading. It was a big deal when I was able to read out of a book, which was like two months later because my vision was so blurry."

Demi explained that she views the lingering effects as a reminder to herself.

"I dealt with a lot of the repercussions and I feel like they are still there to remind me of what could happen if I ever get into a dark place again," Demi revealed. “I’m grateful for those reminders, but I’m so grateful that I was someone who didn’t have to do a lot of rehabbing. The rehabbing came on the emotional side.”

"Everything had to happen in order for me to learn the lessons that I learned," Demi said.

"It was a painful journey, and I look back and sometimes I get sad when I think of the pain that I had to endure to overcome what I have, but I don't regret anything,” she said.

We wish Demi nothing but good health and so much happiness!

h/t: People