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Derek Hough and Wife Hayley Reflect on Her Near-Fatal Emergency 1 Year Later


One year after Hayley Erbert Hough’s medical emergency and craniectomy she and her husband, Derek Hough, open up exclusively to Us Weekly about their new approach to life

“Ironically, I’m talking about how precious life is and how to savor this short time that we have here and the loved ones we have,” recalls Derek, who was waiting for Hayley to join him in front of the crowd for their routine. I remember calling [my sister] Julianne [Hough] because I was hysterical, and she kind of calmed me down, and she goes, “You need to talk to her.” [Derek fights back tears as his voice gets shaky.] “With immense relief, gratitude and overwhelming joy I’d like to share that Hayley’s cranioplasty surgery has been successfully completed as planned,” Hough, 38, revealed via Instagram on Thursday, December 21.

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