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A Look At The Aftermath, One week After Demi Lovato Overdosed

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Erica Hanna

Aug 01, 2018

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I decided to write a follow-up article on Demi Lovato because last week my article about her did really good. Demi is loved by a lot of people and she has a lot of people and fans that are encouraging her to be sober again. Here's the link in case you missed it or haven't read it. Click here to read it.

Since last week, a lot of new information has come out about Demi and about that night. A lot of Demi's friends and even other celebrities have come to visit her in the hospital including her ex Wilmer Valderrama. They were together on and off for about six years and they kept breaking up when Demi wasn't sober anymore. It was a mutual breakup for the both of them and Demi had mentioned in her documentary that she had demons that she wanted to fight and conquer, and she couldn't do that if she was dependent on someone else for her happiness.

I believe that it was either Lauren (Demi's assistant) or Dani (a backup dancer) who found Demi unconscious and called 911. Although most articles that I've read said that it was a friend and that those friends that were at her house that night partying had disappeared before the ambulance arrived. It's hard to distinguish between the two voices but I'm glad Demi got the help she needed. Whoever made the 911 call requested no sirens, but the dispatcher told her that it wasn't possible and that they needed to be there as fast as possible. Dani Vitale has been getting a lot of blame for this and for what happened to Demi because it was her birthday party that they were all celebrating. Here's her response post:

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I have my own questions about her overdose along with many other fans. Demi was reportedly on a "binger" with friends the night before and they had "Narcan on hand" just in case something like this happened. According to People magazine from an inside source, "Things have been a total mess for months. She and her team severed ties, and they played a large part in getting her sober years ago. She hasn't been in a good place for months." Her family and her team tried to have an intervention with her but Demi said that she could control herself and that she knew when to stop.

Here's a video I found on Youtube of the audio from the 911 call that was made. Click here to listen to it.

Here's a ten-second clip of the party the night that Demi overdosed. You vaguely see her in the background wearing a green hoodie. She seemed pretty out of it already by the time the video was taken. Click here to watch it.

I know there's a huge debate going on for what Narcan does and what it doesn't. It doesn't matter to me what Demi was using whether it was cocaine, heroin, alcohol, oxy, or whatever else anyone thinks. I still love and look up to Demi and just because she did it doesn't mean that I'm ever going to do it. She's still a role model to me and a lot of other people and she is so strong and she will survive this.

The latest update is that Demi's still in the hospital nearly a week later after her overdose and suffering from extreme nausea, a high fever, and other complications but continues to remain awake and with her family. Her team and her family are still trying to come up with a rehab plan for her as soon as she leaves the hospital but ultimately it remains Demi's choice. Lovatics still haven't heard anything from Demi herself, but she has canceled the rest of her shows probably for the rest of the year.

I'm not writing this to criticize anyone or anything bad at all. And obviously, Demi Lovato isn't the person in the world to experience this. I know it happens to hundreds of thousands of people every year and most people don't make it to have a second chance so I encourage everyone to check on your "strong" friends. We all need to start, as a society, loving and encouraging one another instead of spreading hate and anger. Be the best you that you can.

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And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

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Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

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Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

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And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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