Almost two months have passed since Demi Lovato was hospitalized for an apparent overdose. The singer’s mother, Dianna de la Garza, appeared on Tuesday’s episode of Newsmax TV and broke her silence about that tragic day.
“It’s still a really difficult thing to talk about,” de la Garza said. “I literally start to shake a little bit when I start to remember what happened that day.”
De la Garza spoke about how she was bombarded with text messages from loved ones expressing their concern and well-wishes for the singer. Amid the hundreds of texts however, de la Garza didn’t quite know what was going on.
It wasn’t until she received a call from Lovato’s assistant, Kelsey Kershner, that she finally learned what happened. “So, I was in shock. I didn’t know what to say,” she recalled. “It was just something that I never, ever expected to hear, as a parent, about any of my kids.”
During the phone call, de la Garza asked if her daughter was OK, to which the assistant said Lovato was conscious but not speaking.
After the phone call, De la Garza broke the news to Lovato’s sisters, Dallas and Madison. During Lovato’s hospitalization, De la Garza credits her faith with helping her cope during this difficult time.
In regards to the recording artist’s recovery, the singer’s mom partially attributed Lovato’s survival to the love and support she received from the fans. As for her daughter’s current condition, de la Garza said that Lovato is “doing really well.”
By: Maytinee Kramer
