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'We didn't know if she was going to make it': Demi Lovato's mother opens up about daughter's overdose for the first time

Demi's mother, Diana De La Garza, recounted everything from the point she learned of the health crisis, to her current progress after moving to an inpatient facility

Nearly two months after Demi Lovato's tragic relapse and overdose, her mother - Diana De La Garza -  has finally opened up on the harrowing experience the family went through right after they heard the news. Fans and followers know by now that the overdose was so scary that it left the 'Sober' singer fighting for her life back in July. Elaborating on the same, Diana - who had previously shared their family’s struggles in her memoir 'Falling with Wings: A Mother's Story' - recounted how she had first learned of the incident over a phone call from Demi's then assistant, Kelsey Kershner.

“She said, ‘Demi overdosed',” Diana shared in an interview with NewsMax TV on Tuesday. “I was in shock. I didn’t know what to say. It was just something that I never, ever expected to hear as a parent, about any of my kids. And I hesitated to ask, but I had to ask her — I remember it just seemed like the words took forever to come out of my mouth. I said, ‘Is she OK?'”