Isabella Strahan, the daughter of Michael Strahan, the co-anchor of Good Morning America, has shared a health update following a brain cancer diagnosis in October 2023.
This update comes six months after being declared cancer-free. Isabella Strahan in an interview with people.com, stated that
“It feels like I’m starting over.” “Back to where I started.”
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The 20-year-old has returned to her studies at the University of Southern California, where she was a freshman last fall. Her studies were interrupted when she was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, an aggressive and fast-growing brain tumor that originates in the cerebellum. The cerebellum is the part of the brain responsible for coordinating movement, according to the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University, where she received treatment.”
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After undergoing emergency surgery to remove a 4-centimeter tumor in the back of her brain, Isabella Strahan endured two more surgeries and four rounds of chemotherapy, treatment she finished last June.
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Isabella was declared cancer-free in July. Since then, the college student has focused on her continued recovery, taking each day as it comes. For her, “Of course, the unpredictability is a bit frightening,” she acknowledged to People. “But I believe living in constant fear isn’t the answer. I choose to embrace each day and seize every opportunity. Sharing my journey has a profound impact. My diagnosis is a part of my story, but it doesn’t dictate who I am. I want to use my voice to make a difference.”
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As part of her journey, she documented a series of YouTube vlogs, which are to be told as a story, “Life Interrupted: Isabella Strahan’s Fight to Beat Cancer.” It will take viewers through her daily struggle to recovery, her doctors, and that of other patients inspired by her story, which will air Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 10 p.m. EST on ABC.
Both parents, Michael Strahan and Jean Muggli’s twin sister Sophia Strahan will also be featured in the special, discussing the emotional toll of caring for a loved one with cancer.
