Julianne Hough is holding her family “extra tight” during this holiday season.
The “DWTS” co-host, 35, shared some sweet snaps of herself with family members including sister Sharee Hough and her mom Marriann Hough on Instagram Thursday.
Included in the roundup were her brother Derek Hough and a particularly poignant photo of her hugging his wife, Hayley Erbert, who recently underwent brain surgery.
“Holding my family extra tight this holiday season ❤️,” the professional dancer captioned the post.
Earlier this month, Erbert, 29. was hospitalized after she “became disoriented” at the end of a show she was performing with Derek in Washington, D.C., Dec. 6.
The “So You Think You Can Dance” alum underwent emergency brain surgery after being diagnosed “with a cranial hematoma from a burst blood vessel and required an emergency craniectomy.”
According to the Mayo Clinic, an intracranial hematoma is a collection of blood within the brain tissue or underneath the skull, which then presses on the brain.
Last week, alongside a video of the couple walking, Derek, 38, wrote that his wife would have to undergo a second surgery to “insert a skull implant to replace the piece that was removed during the craniectomy” and would “restore the skull to its natural shape and protect the brain from injury.”
He also called her “recovery process…nothing short of a miracle.”
And on Thursday, Derek revealed on Instagram that Erbert had successfully undergone the planned second brain surgery.
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“With immense relief, gratitude and overwhelming joy I’d like to share that Hayley’s cranioplasty surgery has been successfully completed as planned,” he wrote alongside an image of him sitting next to his wife’s hospital bed.
“My sincere appreciation goes to the exceptional medical team. Their expertise and steady hands were pivotal…
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