Hayley Erbert is taking steps toward healing.
Derek Hough shared that his wife is on the mend after getting an emergency surgery on her skull attributable to a burst blood vessel.
“Hayley has at all times inspired me along with her will, her strength, and her resilience and no more so than within the last 48 hrs,” the Dancing With the Stars judge wrote on Instagram Dec. 8. “She is now on the long road of recovery.”
Derek, 38, thanked fans for sending kind messages amid Hayley’s health challenges.
“Words cannot express how grateful and thankful we’re for the support and love that you’ve given us,” he continued. “The kindness that we have been shown on this incredibly unfathomable, and life changing time is immeasurable.”
He said many individuals have reached out to attempt to help the 29-year-old, calling the offers “so humbling and appreciated.”
“Our hope is that as a family,” Derek added, “we will one way or the other and someway pay it forward.”