Julianne Hough Asks for Prayers for Brother Derek's Wife Hayley Amid Hospitaliza
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00:00 Julianne Hough calling for prayers for her sister-in-law Hailey Erbert amid her hospitalization.
00:06 I'm so happy to obviously invite Hailey as a part of our family, even though she's already been a part of our family.
00:12 I love her, I love Derek so much.
00:14 On Thursday, Hailey's husband, Derek Hough, revealed on Instagram that she suffered a medical emergency,
00:20 which happened at the end of their spectacular Symphony of Dance tour in Washington, D.C.,
00:25 after she became disoriented during a performance.
00:28 Derek shared his wife was diagnosed with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel,
00:34 which required an emergency craniectomy, a type of brain surgery.
00:38 After all that, the pro dancer said, Hailey is now in stable condition.
00:42 She's grounded me so much, and there's this calmness in my life that I haven't really had, to be honest with you.
00:48 Later that day, Derek's sister Julianne shared his post, adding her own personal message.
00:53 "Please pray and send all your love, healing and light to Hailey and Derek. Thank you from the depths of our family's hearts."
01:00 But Julianne isn't the only one. Lots of love coming from Derek's Dancing With the Stars fan.
01:05 Jenna Johnson writes, "Life is so precious. Please send all your healing, energy and love towards Hailey."
01:11 While Emma Slater simply says, "Sending love and positivity to Hailey."
01:15 Britt Stewart, a longtime pal of Hailey's, asks, "Please pray for my best friend.
01:19 My Hales and Derek need all the love and light right now."
01:22 She's really grounded. She's really, really grounded.
01:25 She's really just down to earth and just a good heart, beautiful soul.
01:31 Derek and Hailey's love story began in 2015, when both were featured as professional dancers on Dancing With the Stars.
01:38 Derek as a pro, Hailey in the troupe.
01:47 Over the years, when it came to taking the next step in their relationship, Derek told ET he didn't feel any rush to get married.
01:54 Do I feel pressure getting married? No, you know what, it's taken a long time.
01:58 So, it's like, for me, I'm looking at things at stages.
02:02 And for me, that's going to be the next stage, so it can get settled in that way. Physically grounded, physically settled.
02:08 That next stage came in 2022, when Derek popped the question.
02:12 There was a time when I introduced Hailey as my girlfriend, and I kind of stopped myself and I was like, "This feels wrong."
02:18 That word does not live up to what this relationship is.
02:22 When ET caught up with the lovebirds earlier this year, just months before their August wedding, Derek sweetly shared the moment he knew Hailey was the one.
02:30 Whenever I was around her, she always saw something in me that sometimes I didn't see in myself.
02:35 And I think I really felt that genuine love and real love that felt like it wasn't anything that had to do with anything I was doing or what I've achieved or done.
02:47 It was just me. It was the first time really in my life where I didn't feel like I had to do all those things.
02:52 It was just like, I can just be, like, love is love, you know, and love equals love. And just being me is enough.
02:58 I mean, I feel like I'm winning a Hallmark card. Love is love. Love is enough.
03:02 It's like it is really, like, it's real.
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