Mona Halar Loses Both Feet After Heart Surgery

Croatian influencer Mona Halar (27) revealed in an Instagram post that both of her feet were amputated after complications from heart surgery. She shared the photo in a wheelchair two days after showing that she had left the hospital.

Her previous post was a clip from her living room. Mona was lying on the sofa, showing how she had been surprised for her birthday. She wrote that she had come home from the hospital a few days earlier. She spent the last several months struggling with the aftermath of the heart surgery and the complication that followed.

What did Mona write with the wheelchair photo?

She explained what the picture shows:

“This is my reality after everything I’ve been through. The photo shows my legs, toes on my feet that are no longer there, and wounds caused by complications after the surgery. Unfortunately, amputation was the only way to save my life and to be here today.”

In the two articles we checked, there is no mention of which hospital treated her or when she was operated on. Mona did not say in her post.

What did she say about the fingers on her hands?

The consequences are not limited to her feet. In the same post, Mona added:

“Parts of my fingers were also damaged. They are necrotic, and the doctors decided not to amputate them but to let them separate on their own.”

The Croatian outlet Telegraf wrote in its headline that fingers on her hand were amputated as well. That does not follow from her post: she speaks of parts of fingers that the doctors chose not to amputate. She confirmed amputation only for her feet.

She closed with the words: “It’s not easy for me to accept everything that happened, but I’m grateful to be alive.” She added: “I believe God watched over me and that my guardian angel was with me. I still want to share my life story, even though it isn’t easy for me.”

What is known about her health from before?

This is not the first time Mona has spoken publicly about illness. She was born with a heart defect and has had 15 operations so far. This year she marked her first wedding anniversary, and she recently spoke about how much her husband’s support means to her.

Messages of support are piling up under the new post. Followers wrote to her: “We’re with you, lioness, hang in there,” “You are the greatest winner,” and “Dear Mona, you are so brave! I wish you a quick recovery and send you a hug.”