Harley Passmore, who is the husband of 22 Kids and Counting star Millie Radford, faced a frightening health scare last week where he experienced numbness in his body that made doctors worried he had suffered a mini-stroke. The 22-year-old lives in Morecambe, Lancashire with his wife and their children. He took to Instagram recently to share details of his hospital visit with fans.
Harley married Millie in November 2023, and their wedding was featured on the Channel 5 documentary series. The Radfords have featured in various shows that give audiences a sneak peak inside the life of the largest family in Britain. Harley shared that doctors initially diagnosed him with Bell's palsy, which is a temporary condition that causes sudden weakness or paralysis on one side of the face. He was advised to go home and get some rest.
However, on Wednesday (March 19), he became numb on the whole left side of his body. Harley rushed to the hospital for an emergency visit where doctors became concerned that he had suffered from a mini-stroke.
In an Instagram caption he explained: "Got a lot of people asking what was up. I went in on Sunday, they told me it was Bell's palsy so I came home and relaxed for the rest of the day and Monday. But yesterday my arm/leg went numb and weak on my left side so I had to be rushed to hospital as they said that Bell’s palsy shouldn't go to your body so they thought I had a mini-stroke."
After having a series of tests run on him and getting an MRI scan, Harley was relieved to hear doctors rule out a stroke as the cause of his loss of sensation. He added: "So glad it wasn't a stroke at such a young age."
Harley has not explained what it was that caused his sudden bout of numbness. Thankfully, despite his health scare, he quickly recovered enough to celebrate his mother-in-law's 50th birthday.
He posted a photo to mark the occasion, writing: "Such a good night celebrating Sue's 50th." Millie also shared a sweet picture of Sue Radford helping her into her wedding dress, saying: "Happy birthday to the most amazing lady our mum/nan. We hope you have the most amazing day ever. Thank you so much for everything you do for us."