Hailey Bieber has spoken candidly about battling PTSD after suffering a mini-stroke last year.
The 26-year-old model, who was admitted to hospital with stroke-like symptoms caused by a blood clot in her brain, detailed the terrifying experience on The Run-Through With Vogue podcast released on Friday.
She said: “After that I struggled with a lot of anxiety. I struggled with a bit of PTSD [Post Traumatic Stress Disorder] as well as the fear that it might happen again.
‘I struggled with a lot of anxiety afterwards’: Hailey Bieber (pictured in November) has spoken candidly about battling PTSD after suffering a mini-stroke last year as she detailed the terrifying experience on The Run podcast -Through With Vogue published on Friday.
“It was just a feeling that I was like, I don’t ever want to experience that again. I mean, it was so terrifying, so disconcerting, so disconcerting in every way you can imagine.
She added that even though she is “open to talking about the experience if it could help someone else,” it was still “very difficult to talk about it” shortly after the experience.
Hailey explained, “Even the YouTube video I had made for my YouTube channel was hard for me. It brings back the feelings of going through that experience. It gets easier and over time to be able to talk about it .
“I’m so grateful that I was able to have amazing doctors, nurses and people who helped me get to the bottom of what really happened.”
‘I look back and it could have been a lot worse’: The 26-year-old model added that while she is ‘open to talking about the experience if it could help someone else’, it was still ‘very difficult’. to talk about it’ shortly after the experience, see you in LA on Friday
He went on to say that he has slowly begun to enjoy life again without the anxiety of what may happen health-wise in the future.
Hailey is optimistic as she said, “I look back and it could have been a lot worse. A lot worse things could have happened at that time.”
In April, Hailey revealed how she underwent a procedure to fix a hole in her heart after suffering a “mini-stroke” the previous month, while having breakfast with her husband Justin.
In a video posted to her YouTube channel at the time, the supermodel recalled feeling a “strange sensation” in her right arm and numbness in her fingertips before being admitted to hospital.
Fear: In April, Hailey revealed how she underwent a procedure to fix a hole in her heart after suffering a ‘mini-stroke’ the month before, while having breakfast with her husband Justin.
After telling her fans she wanted them to hear about the terrifying incident in “her own words,” the Vogue cover girl said her spouse noticed something was wrong and repeatedly asked her if she was okay.
When she tried to answer, Hailey revealed that she “couldn’t talk” but thought she must be “having a stroke”.
“The right side of my face started to droop, I couldn’t get a sentence out,” he said.
Justin quickly had someone call 911 and a nearby doctor came to examine her as she struggled to form words while asking him if he knew her name and other basic questions.
Fear: In a new video, posted to her YouTube channel Wednesday afternoon, the 25-year-old supermodel recalled feeling a “weird sensation” in her right arm and numbness in her fingertips.
Alarming: After telling her fans she wanted them to hear about the terrifying incident in ‘her own words’, the Vogue cover girl said her spouse noticed something was wrong and repeatedly asked her if she was well
He also noted that his anxiety made “everything” worse, but by the time he got to the emergency room, he was “pretty much back to normal.”
She was eventually kept overnight in the hospital for tests on the cause of her blood clot in her brain.
Fortunately, he scored a 0 on the stroke checklist in the ER and his scary symptoms stopped.
‘Perfect storm’: Hailey, who has a history of migraines, says doctors told her it’s likely the combination of her new birth control, a recent battle with COVID and traveling “from Paris and back in a very short period of time” caused the blood clot
The hospital confirmed that he suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA), more commonly known as a mini-stroke.
The hospital confirmed that he suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA), better known as a mini-stroke.
Hailey, who has a history of migraines, says doctors told her the combination of her new birth control, a recent battle with COVID, and the trip “from Paris and back in a very short time” likely caused the blood clot
Although medical professionals could not determine how the blood clot had traveled to her brain, they believe she had a small opening, known as a PFO, in her heart that normally closes after birth.
Her rock: It was reported last month that Justin wouldn’t leave Hailey’s side during her traumatic ordeal
Her PFO, which measured between 12 and 13 millimeters, was “Grade 5,” which is the “highest grade” possible. The small hole measured between 12 and 13 millimeters.
As she reflected on her diagnosis, Hailey said she was “grateful” to know the cause and how the blood clot “escaped” through the hole in her heart to her brain.
At her doctor’s recommendation, she had the PFO closed and has since made a full recovery.
Shocked: Sources tell People that Justin is ‘probably more traumatized than even her’
Before the repair, he suffered from a lot of anxiety, which has mostly passed.
“The biggest thing I feel is that I’m very relieved that we’ve been able to figure it all out, that we’ve been able to get closure, that I’m going to be able to get out of this really scary situation and live my life.” she said
As a precaution, take aspirin and blood thinners every day.
He also explained his desire to wait until “everything had gone well” to speak publicly about his health scare.
‘When it happened, there was a lot of panic. Justin was crying, because you don’t expect your young wife to have symptoms that resemble a stroke. Justin texted everyone he knew and asked everyone to pray for her, and he never left her side,’ the source said; viewed February 2020
Last month it was reported that Justin would not leave Hailey’s side during her traumatic ordeal.
Sources told People that Justin is “probably more traumatized than even her.”
‘When it happened, there was a lot of panic. Justin was crying, because you don’t expect your young wife to have symptoms that resemble a stroke. Justin texted everyone he knew and asked everyone to pray for her, and he never left her side,” the source said.