On Monday, Big Brother alum Libra Thompson revealed that she had suffered a cryptogenic stroke while visiting San Antonio, TX for a conference on February 1.
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The 49-year-old reality star was rushed to Methodist Hospital Metropolitan where neurologist Dr. Ewell Roach discovered the stroke was caused by patent foramen ovale (PFO) aka a small hole in her heart.
'Luckily my roommate, co-worker and friend was there,' Thompson - who boasts 9,394 social media followers - wrote on Instagram.
'I will be meeting with both a neurologist and cardiologist this week with UT physicians that specialize in PFO events for my plan of care.'
The behavior instructional coach went on to ask her friends at the Conroe School District where she works for donations to help cover the medical costs.
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'I really hate asking but, pride aside, donate days would help me out tremendously!' Thompson stressed.
On Monday, Big Brother alum Libra Thompson revealed that she had suffered a cryptogenic stroke while visiting San Antonio, TX for a conference on February 1
'I will have considerable amount of medical bills while being on an unpaid FMLA leave and I am finding out that heart surgery is some of the most expensive around!'
The Texan native concluded her health update: 'All that being said I am so blessed that I am on the other side of this and I am on the mend!'
Next Tuesday, Thompson and her husband Scott Thompson will celebrate the 18th birthdays of their twins - Halle plays volleyball for the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Cullen is playing football for Texas State University.
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The former social studies instructor and the 56-year-old Murj sales director also welcomed 22-year-old daughter Fallon Thompson, who plays volleyball for Gonzaga University, during their 25-year marriage.
Thompson first found fame in 2008 competing on the 10th season of CBS reality show Big Brother where she was evicted on day 38 (of 71 total days) in a vote of six to zero.
The former Kappa Delta Pi sorority sister was then allegedly invited to compete on the 38th season of CBS reality competition The Amazing Race featuring BB alumni and their loved ones, but was cut.
PFO is the same exact congenital heart condition that caused Hailey Baldwin Bieber to suffer a mini-stroke while in Palm Springs, CA in 2022.
Doctors were mystified as to how the blood clot traveled to her brain and caused a transient ischemic attack (TIA), but the 29-year-old Rhode founder embarked on in-depth testing at UCLA after her heart surgery closed the flap.
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'Typically at birth it's supposed to close on its own,' Bieber explained in her YouTube vlog in 2022.
The 49-year-old reality star was rushed to Methodist Hospital Metropolitan where neurologist Dr. Ewell Roach discovered the stroke was caused by patent foramen ovale (PFO) aka a small hole in her heart (2023 stock shot)
Next Tuesday, Thompson and her husband Scott Thompson will celebrate the 18th birthdays of their twins - Halle plays volleyball for the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Cullen is playing football for Texas State University (pictured December 25)
The behavior instructional and the 56-year-old Murj sales director also welcomed 22-year-old daughter Fallon Thompson, who plays volleyball for Gonzaga University, during their 25-year marriage (pictured November 23)
Thompson first found fame in 2008 competing on the 10th season of CBS reality show Big Brother where she was evicted on day 38 (of 71 total days) in a vote of six to zero
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PFO is the same exact congenital heart condition that caused Hailey Baldwin Bieber to suffer a mini-stroke while in Palm Springs, CA in 2022
Doctors were mystified as to how the blood clot traveled to her brain and caused a transient ischemic attack (TIA), but the 29-year-old Rhode founder embarked on in-depth testing at UCLA after her heart surgery closed the flap
'They found that I had a grade five which is the highest grade you can have. Mine was fairly large. What typically happens is the heart will filter the blood clot to the lungs and the lungs will absorb it because they're so big and they can handle it.'
However, the blood clot 'escaped through the hole in my heart and travelled to my brain and that is why I suffered a [mini stroke].'
The wife of Justin Bieber said she was 'just grateful that they found it' and was 'really relieved I will be able to just move on from this really scary situation and live my life.'
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