Current:Home > FinanceMichael Strahan's daughter Isabella shares health update after chemo: 'Everything hurts' -PrimeWealth Guides
Michael Strahan's daughter Isabella shares health update after chemo: 'Everything hurts'
View
Date:2025-04-18 13:04:36
Michael Strahan's daughter Isabella Strahan is opening up about her brain cancer battle.
Strahan and Isabella first revealed her cancer diagnosis on "Good Morning America" with host Robin Roberts in January.
In a YouTube vlog posted on Friday, the 19-year-old model chronicled the latest chapter in her health battle. As she pressed ice against her head, Isabella said "everything hurts" while recovering from chemo at home, her first time out of the hospital in a month.
"I feel like I'm having a heart attack," she said while sitting on a couch.
'Not fun:' Michael Strahan's daughterIsabella, 19, shares health update ahead of chemotherapy
'The longest journey': Isabella chronicles brain cancer battle
Isabella called chemotherapy "the longest journey" and opened up about her health anxiety.
"I think it just stresses me out because so much could go wrong I feel," Isabella said. "Oh no, my heart hurts. That could mean I'm having a heart attack, or, like, my eye is strained. What if my eyes stop working?"
In a separate YouTube vlog earlier this month, Isabella shared the "not fun" part of her health journey before starting chemotherapy for cancer.
"I’m getting my port placed today, which is a device that goes on your chest for administering chemo, getting my blood drawn, all that fun stuff," Isabella said, adding, "I’m not excited."
Isabella shared how doctors placed a chemotherapy port in her chest, which allows the medical team to draw blood and administer treatments without continuous needles. She was joined by her mom, Jean Muggli, and aunt for the treatments and Isabella took a brief break to play a card game during a kidney test wait.
"I would say it's not my fave," she said as she was administered an IV.
"I got an IV put in for this kidney thing… Never fun. Healing from my port surgery… Not fun at all. I now have a wire in my chest. They just put radioactive dye in my body and then I have a blood draw and then an EKG, then I have another blood draw, then I have an MRI," she said of her "busy day" ahead.
Michael Strahan and daughter Isabella, 19, reveal brain tumor diagnosis on 'GMA'
Isabella revealed diagnosis on 'Good Morning America'
During her appearance on “GMA” with her father Michael Strahan and Roberts, it was revealed that Isabella’s twin sister Sophia encouraged her to seek treatment and she later received the diagnosis in October after an MRI scan.
One day before her 19th birthday, she had surgery to remove the tumor, which was slightly larger than a golf ball.
Strahan made headlines during a three week-long absence from his hosting duties at the end of October and early November. An ABC spokesperson told USA TODAY the break was due to "some personal family matters" in a statement at the time. Up until his "GMA" appearance with Isabella, no details were released about his absence.
Contributing: Naledi Ushe
veryGood! (7)
Related
- North Carolina trustees approve Bill Belichick’s deal ahead of introductory news conference
- Doctors rally to defend abortion provider Caitlin Bernard after she was censured
- Worried about your kids' video gaming? Here's how to help them set healthy limits
- In the Battle Over the Senate, Both Parties’ Candidates Are Playing to the Middle on Climate Change
- 'As foretold in the prophecy': Elon Musk and internet react as Tesla stock hits $420 all
- Most-Shopped Celeb-Recommended Items This Month: Olivia Culpo, Ashley Graham, Kathy Hilton, and More
- Jack Hanna's family opens up about his Alzheimer's diagnosis, saying he doesn't know most of his family
- Paul Walker's Brother Cody Names His Baby Boy After Late Actor
- Skins Game to make return to Thanksgiving week with a modern look
- Andy Cohen Reveals the Vanderpump Rules Moment That Shocked Him Most
Ranking
- The FTC says 'gamified' online job scams by WhatsApp and text on the rise. What to know.
- As ‘Tipping Point’ Nears for Cheap Solar, Doors Open to Low-Income Families
- Gas stoves pollute homes with benzene, which is linked to cancer
- Scientists may be able to help Alzheimer's patients by boosting memory consolidation
- Realtor group picks top 10 housing hot spots for 2025: Did your city make the list?
- These Climate Pollutants Don’t Last Long, But They’re Wreaking Havoc on the Arctic
- States Are Doing What Big Government Won’t to Stop Climate Change, and Want Stimulus Funds to Help
- Keystone XL Pipeline Ruling: Trump Administration Must Release Documents
Recommendation
San Francisco names street for Associated Press photographer who captured the iconic Iwo Jima photo
Bill Allowing Oil Exports Gives Bigger Lift to Renewables and the Climate
Department of Energy Program Aims to Bump Solar Costs Even Lower
Along the North Carolina Coast, Small Towns Wrestle With Resilience
Tarte Shape Tape Concealer Sells Once Every 4 Seconds: Get 50% Off Before It's Gone
Britney Spears Shares Update on Relationship With Mom Lynne After 3-Year Reunion
India's population passes 1.4 billion — and that's not a bad thing
Few are tackling stigma in addiction care. Some in Seattle want to change that