We only knew minimal details about the physical damage Demi Lovato suffered because of her overdose before Dancing with the Devil was released. In episode two, Lovato's former assistant, Jordan Jackson, explained the horrific reality she witnessed upon letting herself into her boss' room the morning after the overdose — July 25, 2018. "There was one point where she turned blue. Like, her whole body completely turned blue," Jackson said. "And yeah, I was just like, 'She's dead for sure.'"
Thankfully, Lovato was not dead, but she revealed that she might have been minutes away. "I actually don't think people realize how bad it actually was," she said. "I had three strokes. I had a heart attack. I suffered brain damage from the strokes. I can't drive anymore, and I have blind spots in my vision ... I also had pneumonia, 'cause I asphyxiated, and multiple organ failure." Lovato noted that she is "really lucky to be alive," adding that doctors told her she only had "five to 10 more minutes" to live if Jackson had not found her.
Lovato's road to get to where she was by 2021 was not easy. When she woke up in the hospital, she was legally blind. "My little sister [Madison De La Garza] was at my bedside, and I was so blind that I couldn't see who she was even though she was standing next to me," the "Sober" singer explained. According to The New York Times, Lovato's vision has slowly improved since then.
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