Demi Lovato has broken her silence following her drug overdose last month.
“I have always been transparent about my journey with addiction. What I’ve learned is that this illness is not something that disappears or fades with time. It is something I must continue to overcome and have not done yet,” she wrote on Sunday in a message shared on her Instagram account.
“I want to thank God for keeping me alive and well,” she added, before praising her fans for standing by her through this difficult time.
“To my fans, I am forever grateful for all of your love and support throughout this past week and beyond. Your positive thoughts and prayers have helped me navigate through this difficult time,” she remarked.
Lovato, 25, went on to “thank my family, my team, and the staff at Cedars-Sinai who have been by my side this entire time.”
“Without them I wouldn’t be here writing this letter to all of you,” she explained.
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“I now need time to heal and focus on my sobriety and road to recovery. The love you have all shown me will never be forgotten and I look forward to the day where I can say I came out on the other side,” she added.
“I will keep fighting,” she continued, adding a heart emoji.
The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed on July 24 that authorities responded to the Grammy nominee’s Hollywood home that morning just before noon. Multiple sources told Us that Lovato was treated with Narcan, which is used to reverse the effects of a narcotic overdose.
“She had two friends with her at her house that called 911. They were hysterical when paramedics arrived and Demi was unconscious,” one source revealed. “The friends acted very quickly and saved her life.”
