Hailey Bieber marked the one-year milestone of surviving her mini stroke on Friday by reposting a video from last year that detailed her ‘life-changing event.’
The supermodel, 26 – who was recently blasted by hecklers when her husband Justin Bieber made a surprise appearance at Rolling Loud – wrote on her Instagram about the terrifying incident and being diagnosed with a congenital heart defect.
Hailey went on to share some information about the condition called patent foramen ovale (PFO), which ‘is a hole in the heart that didn’t close after birth,’ according to the Mayo Clinic.
‘Can’t believe it’s been 1 year since I suffered a mini stroke that led to my PFO diagnosis,’ wrote the Rhode Skin founder.
She continued: ‘Given that it’s the 1 year mark from such a life changing event, I wanted to share all the information I’ve learned about PFO and share resources to donate.’
In her candid video, Haley recalled feeling a ‘weird sensation’ in her right arm and numbness in her fingertips before she was admitted to hospital.
The Vogue cover girl went on to describe how her superstar husband noticed that something was off and repeatedly asked if she was okay.
When she tried to respond, Hailey revealed that she ‘couldn’t speak’ but was thinking she must be ‘having a stroke.’
‘The right side of my face started drooping, I couldn’t get a sentence out,’ she said.
Quickly, Justin had someone call 911 and a medic nearby came to examine her as she struggled to formulate words when he asked if she knew her name and other basic questions.
The runway sensation also noted that her anxiety made ‘everything worse,’ but by the time she made it to the emergency room she ‘was pretty much back to normal.’
Ultimately, she was kept overnight at the hospital to be tested for the cause of her blood clot in her brain.
Thankfully, she scored a 0 on the stroke checklist in the ER and her scary symptoms stopped.
The hospital confirmed that she suffered a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), more commonly referred to as a mini-stroke.
Hailey, who has a history of migraines, says she was told by doctors that 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 medical professionals were unable to determine how the blood clot had traveled to her brain, they came to discover the hole in her heart, which measured between 12 and 13 millimeters and was categorized as a ‘Grade 5’ — the ‘highest grade’ possible.
Upon her doctor’s recommendation, she had to PFO closed and has since fully recovered: ‘The biggest thing I feel is I just feel really relieved that we were able to figure everything out, that we were able to get it closed, that I will be able to move on from this really scary situation and just live my life.’