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‘A Profound Reminder Of How Fragile Life Can Be’: DWTS’ Derek Hough Updates Fans On Wife’s Recovery And Upcoming Surgery

A screenshot of Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert smiling into the camera on their YouTube channel.

Not long after the first winner of the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy was named and amid Derek Hough’s A Symphony Of Dance Tour, his wife and dance partner, Hayley Erbert had to have emergency surgery due to a cranial hematoma caused by a burst blood vessel. This life-threatening medical scare has resulted in the couple pausing their tour as Erbert recovers. Now, her husband has shared an update about her journey and her upcoming procedure, noting that this experience has been “a profound reminder of how fragile life can be.” 

While this medical scare was truly terrifying, Hayley Erbert is on the road to recovery, as her husband took to Instagram to provide an update and post a video of them walking together in Washington D.C.

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