Demi Lovato is set to speak frankly about her 2018 overdose in new YouTube documentary series, 'Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil'. AP Photo
Demi Lovato is set to speak frankly about her 2018 overdose in new YouTube documentary series, 'Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil'. AP Photo
Demi Lovato is set to speak frankly about her 2018 overdose in new YouTube documentary series, 'Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil'. AP Photo
Demi Lovato is set to speak frankly about her 2018 overdose in new YouTube documentary series, 'Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil'. AP Photo

Demi Lovato was minutes from death after 'three strokes and a heart attack' following 2018 overdose


Farah Andrews
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American singer and actress Demi Lovato has opened up about her 2018 overdose for the first time.

The trailer for her new YouTube documentary series, Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil, dropped overnight, with some frank revelations about her past hospitalisation.

"I've had so much to say over the past two years, wanting to set the record straight about what it was that happened," Lovato, 28, says at the beginning of the trailer.

In 2018, the pop star was taken to hospital after she was found unconscious at her Los Angeles home. At the time, she had been six years sober, following treatment for alcohol and drug addictions.

The new documentary, which will air in March, reveals that she was minutes from death.

"I had three strokes. I had a heart attack. My doctors said that I had five to 10 more minutes," she says.

In an interview with AP, Lovato added that the overdose had left her with "brain damage", saying: "I still deal with the effects of that today."

Over the course of a year, the series documents the life of Lovato, tracking her road to recovery, sobriety, her 2020 engagement to Max Ehrich and their subsequent break-up.

It features people close to Lovato, including family members – her mother Dianna De La Garza, stepfather Eddie De La Garza and siblings – as well as international stars, such as Elton John and Christina Aguilera.

The series 'Demi Lovato: Dancing With The Devil' is set to premiere on Tuesday, March 23 on YouTube

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Director: Daniel Espinosa 

Stars: Jared Leto, Matt Smith, Adria Arjona

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Important questions to consider

1. Where on the plane does my pet travel?

There are different types of travel available for pets:

  • Manifest cargo
  • Excess luggage in the hold
  • Excess luggage in the cabin

Each option is safe. The feasibility of each option is based on the size and breed of your pet, the airline they are traveling on and country they are travelling to.

 

2. What is the difference between my pet traveling as manifest cargo or as excess luggage?

If traveling as manifest cargo, your pet is traveling in the front hold of the plane and can travel with or without you being on the same plane. The cost of your pets travel is based on volumetric weight, in other words, the size of their travel crate.

If traveling as excess luggage, your pet will be in the rear hold of the plane and must be traveling under the ticket of a human passenger. The cost of your pets travel is based on the actual (combined) weight of your pet in their crate.

 

3. What happens when my pet arrives in the country they are traveling to?

As soon as the flight arrives, your pet will be taken from the plane straight to the airport terminal.

If your pet is traveling as excess luggage, they will taken to the oversized luggage area in the arrival hall. Once you clear passport control, you will be able to collect them at the same time as your normal luggage. As you exit the airport via the ‘something to declare’ customs channel you will be asked to present your pets travel paperwork to the customs official and / or the vet on duty. 

If your pet is traveling as manifest cargo, they will be taken to the Animal Reception Centre. There, their documentation will be reviewed by the staff of the ARC to ensure all is in order. At the same time, relevant customs formalities will be completed by staff based at the arriving airport. 

 

4. How long does the travel paperwork and other travel preparations take?

This depends entirely on the location that your pet is traveling to. Your pet relocation compnay will provide you with an accurate timeline of how long the relevant preparations will take and at what point in the process the various steps must be taken.

In some cases they can get your pet ‘travel ready’ in a few days. In others it can be up to six months or more.

 

5. What vaccinations does my pet need to travel?

Regardless of where your pet is traveling, they will need certain vaccinations. The exact vaccinations they need are entirely dependent on the location they are traveling to. The one vaccination that is mandatory for every country your pet may travel to is a rabies vaccination.

Other vaccinations may also be necessary. These will be advised to you as relevant. In every situation, it is essential to keep your vaccinations current and to not miss a due date, even by one day. To do so could severely hinder your pets travel plans.

Source: Pawsome Pets UAE