Hailey Bieber shares hospital photo one year after heart surgery following mini-stroke

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Hailey Bieber reminisced on a difficult time, but was optimistic toward the future and her health in an Instagram story shared Monday.

The 26-year-old model shared a candid snap from a hospital bed just moments after undergoing heart surgery. Hailey, who will celebrate her fifth wedding anniversary this year with husband Justin Bieber, suffered a mini-stroke last year, which ultimately led her to a diagnosis of patent foramen ovale (PFO).

PFO is a small opening in the heart which often closes after birth. UCLA Health indicates PFOs do not cause strokes, but may increase the risk of stroke. "This time last year I had a procedure done to close a hole I had in my heart known as a PFO (Patent Foramen Ovale) following having a transient stroke," she wrote across the image. "So grateful to have found this and have it closed, and so grateful for my amazing doctors." She added, "A year later I'm feeling strong and healthy." Last year, Hailey and Justin were "sitting at breakfast" when she began suffering from "stroke like symptoms" and was immediately taken to the hospital.

Hailey detailed how her fingertips began feeling "numb and weird," and when her husband asked if she was OK, she said she "couldn't speak."    She added, "The right side of my face started drooping, I couldn't get a sentence out.