Michael Strahan’s daughter, Isabella, recently shared an honest update about her fight with brain cancer. In a heartfelt video on her YouTube channel called “Vlog 8: Recovering from Chemo at Home,” the brave 20-year-old talked about the severe pain she’s going through during her treatment.
Isabella described the pain as unbearable, saying it feels like a “heart attack.” She mentioned her difficulty in easing her headache, even using an ice pack on her newly shaved head to help. “Everything hurts,” she said, noting the discomfort in her eyes, mouth, and jaw.
“My eyes are strained and hurt when I look to the sides. My whole mouth feels like I had a huge root canal on every tooth, and they were all pulled out without any replacements,” Isabella said. “My jaw hurts, and even the bottom of my tongue hurts when I swallow water.”
Isabella bravely admitted that she would prefer radiation or brain surgery over chemotherapy because of the extreme pain it causes. “This journey is the longest and the hardest,” she said, sharing her worries about potential complications during her treatment. She fears the unknown, thinking, “What if my heart hurts? What if my eyes stop working? What if my teeth rot and fall out?”
Despite these challenges, Isabella is grateful to be back home and sleeping in her own bed. Although she felt safe in the hospital, she loves the comfort of being at home. The video also showed moments from her hospital stay and special times with her dad, Michael Strahan, and her twin sister, Sophia.
Isabella’s update comes after she and her father, Michael Strahan, revealed her brain cancer diagnosis on Good Morning America. She shared how it all started with headaches and nausea, which she didn’t think were serious until she woke up one day vomiting blood. After many tests, doctors found she had a malignant brain tumor called medulloblastoma. Michael Strahan had been away from Good Morning America for over three weeks due to “personal family matters,” but he didn’t give details at the time.
Even with these tough challenges, Isabella stays strong. She finished her last round of radiation in January, and she also froze her eggs after finding out about her diagnosis. We are thinking of Isabella and her family during these difficult times.