Hailey Bieber was hospitalized for a medical emergency over the weekend. Thankfully, she is now back home.
She shared on instagram that she has a "very small blood clot" in her brain which caused "stroke like symptoms."
She wrote,
"On Thursday morning, I was sitting at breakfast with my husband when I started having stroke like symptoms and was taken to the hospital. They found I had suffered a very small blood clot to my brain, which caused a small lack of oxygen, but my body had passed it on its own and I recovered completely within a few hours. Although this was definitely one of the scariest moments I've ever been through, I'm home now and doing well, and I'm so grateful and thankful to all the amazing doctors and nurses who took care of me. Thank you to everyone who has reached out with well wishes and concern."
When it comes to strokes, timing really IS everything. To lower chances of brain damage, disability, or even death, seconds count…so use the FAST test to check for the most common symptoms of a stroke in yourself or someone else:
- Face: Smile and see if one side of the face droops.
- Arms: Raise both arms. Does one arm drop down?
- Speech: Say a short phrase and check for slurred or strange speech.
- Time: If the answer to any of these is yes, call 9-1-1 right away and write down the time when symptoms started.