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Derek Hough & Wife Hayley Erbert Give Health Update After Brain Surgery in Tearful Video: ‘Grateful to Be Alive’

Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert addressed their fans directly with a health update, almost a month and a half after Hayley’s emergency surgery.

In the February 5 joint post, the Dancing with the Stars judge, 38, held his hand out to his wife as she sat next to him in front of a set of bookshelves. The dance pro also shared that Derek had told her how many people were sending her well wishes after her first surgery — but she says she already knew because she “could feel it.” Hailey said the support of fans had helped her progress more quickly to a full recovery, as well, as she and her husband both became visibly emotional. Hayley even showed off the surgery scar on her “new skull” and explained that she still had what Derek called some “cerebral spinal fluid” on the side of her face that would eventually “go away.” As for additional details about their experience, Hayley promised, “we will eventually share.”

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