Derek Hough and Hayley Erbert celebrate Christmas after surgery: 'Treasure every moment'

The "Dancing With the Stars" couple have been updating fans on her emergency craniectomy and subsequent skull surgery, which have gone well.

Christmas is a special time, especially when you are counting your blessings. That's what Derek Hough and wife Hayley Erbert did, posting a photo of themselves kissing beneath a living room Christmas tree, days after Erbert underwent skull surgery.

"Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!" Erbert captioned a photo, which Hough also posted. "Cherishing the greatest gift of all. The precious gift of life and the love we share. Hold your loved ones close and treasure every moment."

Erbert has been going through a series of intense medical treatments since Dec. 6, when she was hospitalized in Washington, D.C. following a performance of the couple's Symphony of Dance concert tour. Diagnosed with an intracranial hematoma (a collection of blood in the skull), Erbert was treated with an emergency craniectomy, a procedure that removes a portion of the skull to relieve pressure on the brain.

The missing piece of skull had to be restored, and on Dec. 20 Erbert went through surgery to do just that. The following day, Hough posted that the surgery had been “successfully completed as planned.” So far, it's been Hough updating fans on Erbert's progress, but this Christmas post marks the first time she has recovered enough to write about it herself.

The two professional dancers originally crossed paths on So You Think You Can Dance and Dancing With the Stars. After eight years of dating, Hough and Erbert married last August in a "fairy tale" celebration.

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