Demi Lovato is โcrushedโ over learning one of her friends passed away from addiction. The 27-year-old took to Instagram Wednesday night (October 9) to mourn her departed friend Thomas and remind followers to talk to their loved ones about substance abuse.
โDevastated. Please hold your loved ones tight. Tell them they are special and that you love them,โ the โTell Me You Love Meโ songbird wrote with a black-and-white image of Thomas in an Instagram Story. โMake sure they know it. RIP to my boo @sirtruss ๐ค๐ค๐ค.โ
โAddiction is NO joke.. heaven gained this beautiful angel last night because of that terrible disease,โ she continued in another post. โIโm crushed and will always miss you @sirtruss. If you or someone you know is struggling please know itโs okay to ask for help.โ
The news of Thomasโ passing is sure to strike a chord with the songstress, who, just last year, suffered a near-fatal overdose amid an addiction battle of her own in July 2018. Thankfully, Lovato found her footing months later, got sober, and has remained clean since October 2018.
โToday I wouldโve had 7 years sober,โ she reflected on March 15, which would have been her seventh sober anniversary. โI donโt regret going out because I needed to make those mistakes but I must never forget thatโs exactly what they were: mistakes.โ
โIf youโve relapsed and are afraid to get help again, just know itโs possible to take that step towards recovery,โ Lovato added. โIf youโre alive today, you can make it back. Youโre worth it.โ
One year after the scary episode, the "Games" star marked her milestone surrounded by love and in the company of friends over dinner in West Hollywood.
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