Hailey had “stroke-like signs” in March. She also suffered from a small “blood clot” to the brain.
“The conclusion was that I had a blood clot that traveled into my heart,” she shared in an April YouTube video, later adding, “My blood clot actually escaped through the flap or the hole in my heart and it traveled to my brain and that is why I suffered a TIA [a transient ischemic attack].”
Justin revealed that he had been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome in June. This caused temporary paralysis to parts of Justin’s face, and forced him to cancel some dates on his Justice World Tour. He and Hailey are both doing well—she was seen cheering him on at one of his shows after the tour resumed in July—and she’s spoken about how they leaned on each other during their health scares.
She said that the “silver lining” of this situation, in truth, was that it brought them closer. Good Morning America, “‘cause you’re going through this together, you’re being there for each other, you’re supporting each other and there’s just something that really, like, bonds you through these times.”