Hailey Bieber thanked fans for their “kind messages” after announcing she underwent a procedure to mend a hole in her heart after suffering a “mini-stroke” last month.
“Thanks for all the nice messages and thanks to everyone who reached out after yesterday’s video,” the 25-year-old wrote on her Instagram Stories on Thursday.
“Hearing so many people share their experiences and having this journey together with so many made it all less scary,” she concluded, adding a blue butterfly and gray heart emoji.
Gratitude: Hailey Bieber thanked fans for their “kind messages” after announcing that she underwent a procedure to mend a hole in her heart after suffering a “mini-stroke” last month
Meanwhile, Hailey’s husband Justin Bieber also posted a photo he took of Hailey himself.
In the photo, the beauty wore a pink flannel shirt, gold necklace and glasses as she glanced at her husband.
“I took this picture, honestly,” he said, even naming himself the photographer.
The posts come after Hailey opened up about her health scares in a video posted to her YouTube channel on Wednesday afternoon.
Feeling the love: Bieber said the experience felt “less scary” after hearing from others about their own experiences
Hailey was having breakfast with her husband Justin last month when she started experiencing a “strange feeling” in her right arm and numbness in her fingertips before being rushed to hospital.
After explaining to her fans that she wanted them to hear about the horrific incident in “their own words,” the Vogue cover girl said her spouse noticed something was wrong and she repeatedly asked if she was okay go.
When she tried to answer, Hailey revealed that she “couldn’t speak” but thought she must be “having a stroke.”
Scary: Bieber opened up about being hospitalized for the first time last month after suffering a “mini-stroke” over breakfast with her husband Justin
“The right side of my face started to droop, I couldn’t get a sentence out,” she said.
Justin quickly had someone call 911 and a paramedic came nearby to examine her as she struggled to form words when he asked if he knew her name and other basic questions.
She also noted that her anxiety made “everything worse,” but by the time she made it to the ER, she was “pretty much back to normal.”
Creepy: In a new video posted to her YouTube channel on Wednesday afternoon, the 25-year-old supermodel recalled experiencing a “strange feeling” in her right arm and numbness in her fingertips
Alarming: After explaining to her fans that she wanted them to hear about the horrific incident in “their own words”, the Vogue cover girl said her spouse noticed something was wrong and repeatedly asked her if it was her go well
Ultimately, she was held in the hospital overnight to be tested for the cause of her blood clot in her brain.
Luckily, she scored a 0 on the stroke checklist in the ER and her frightening symptoms stopped.
The hospital confirmed that she had suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA), better known as a mini-stroke.
‘Perfect Storm’: Hailey, who has suffered from migraines, says doctors told her the combination of her new birth control, a recent battle with COVID and traveling “from Paris and back in a very short time” was likely caused the blood clot
The hospital confirmed that she had suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA), better known as a mini-stroke
Hailey, who had a history of migraines, said doctors told her the combination of her new birth control, a recent battle with COVID, and traveling “from Paris and back in a really short amount of time” likely caused the blood clot.
While medics couldn’t determine how the blood clot had traveled to her brain, they believe she had a small opening in her heart known as a PFO that normally closes after birth.
Her PFO, measuring between 12 and 13 millimeters, was “Grade 5”, which is the “highest possible grade”. The small hole measured between 12 and 13 millimeters.
Her rock: Last month it was reported that Justin would not leave Hailey’s side during her traumatic ordeal
Reflecting on her diagnosis, Hailey said she was “grateful” to know the cause and how the blood clot “escaped” through the hole in the heart and into her brain.
She had to close PFO on her doctor’s recommendation and has since made a full recovery.
Before the repair, she suffered from great anxiety, which has mostly passed.
Distraught: Sources told People Justin ‘is probably more traumatized than she is’
“The biggest thing I feel is I’m just really relieved that we were able to figure it all out, that we were able to close it, that I’ll be able to get out of this really scary situation and just go about my life. ” She said.
As a precaution, she takes aspirin and blood thinners every day.
She also explained her desire to wait until “everything went smoothly” to speak publicly about her health scares.
“When it happened, there was a lot of panic. Justin cried because you don’t expect your young wife to have symptoms similar to a stroke. Justin texted everyone he knew asking everyone to pray for them and he never leaves their side,” the insider said. seen in February 2020
Last month, it was reported that Justin would not leave Hailey’s side during her traumatic ordeal.
Sources told People Justin “is probably more traumatized than she is.”
“When it happened, there was a lot of panic. Justin cried because you don’t expect your young wife to have symptoms similar to a stroke. Justin texted everyone he knew asking everyone to pray for them and he never leaves their side,” the insider said.