Heather Dubrow is feeling grateful that her husband Terry Dubrow is okay after his latest well being scare.

On Wednesday, the Actual Housewives of Orange County star, 54, posted a photograph of the couple on Instagram after the famed plastic surgeon suffered a mini-stroke known as Transient Ischemic Assault (or TIA) on August 3.

“I like this man with my complete coronary heart. I’m past grateful that Terry’s okay, this might have gone very in a different way,” she wrote. “For those who see somebody having stroke-like signs, get them to the Hospital. You may have 5 hours to get them therapy.” 

“I wished to say a HUGE thanks to the docs, nurses and techs at Hoag Hospital and everybody concerned who helped us throughout this very scary time,” Heather added. “Thanks in your form messages, Terry and I are overwhelmed by your love and assist.”

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Earlier this week, Terry, 64, spoke to E! Information about struggling the TIA whereas having dinner with Heather and their son Nicholas, 19. 

Throughout the outing, Heather seen the Botched star was slurring his speech and informed her son to name 911. Though paramedics mentioned his vitals have been regular, she insisted extra assessments be completed on the hospital.

Medical doctors later confirmed that Terry had a patent foramen ovale (or PFO), which is a gap between the left and proper atria (higher chambers) of the guts that didn’t shut naturally after beginning. The household discovered {that a} blood clot handed by way of the PFO and traveled to his mind, inflicting him to undergo from a TIA, which is a stroke that lasts only some minutes and happens when the blood provide to a part of the mind is briefly interrupted.

“I discovered many issues from this terrifying expertise,” Terry informed the outlet. “One: For those who or anybody round you exhibits potential indicators of a stroke, time is crucial. You may have 5 hours to get to a hospital to avoid wasting your life. Two: When you have traveled not too long ago, be sure to transfer often to maintain blood flowing to stop clots. Three: PFO is extra frequent (20-30%) than folks understand and TIAs and strokes can happen in anybody at any age.”

“Hearken to your accomplice. If they’re involved about one thing do not argue, do not ignore and get it checked out instantly. What they see could also be very totally different than what you understand,” he continued. “Be grateful for many who love you. I like my spouse, thank God for Heather and her persistence and insistence. She really saved my life.”

Signs of a TIA are much like a stroke, together with numbness or weak spot within the face, arm or leg (particularly on one facet of the physique), imaginative and prescient difficulties, confusion, lack of steadiness, and issue strolling.

Nonetheless, signs don’t final as lengthy and signs usually disappear inside an hour however can persist for as much as 24 hours, in accordance with the Nationwide Institute of Neurological Issues and Stroke. TIAs are sometimes warning indicators that an individual is in danger for a extra critical and debilitating stroke.

Just like Terry, Hailey Baldwin Bieber additionally suffered from a TIA final 12 months and was hospitalized.