NFL legend Michael Strahan recently announced that his age 19-year-old daughter Isabella Strahan is suffering from medulloblastoma cancer and undergoing treatment, find out more about her along with her mom and college
The veteran player announced the tragic news on ABC’s Good Morning America show on January 11.
Who is Isabella Strahan daughter of Michael Strahan diagnosed with brain tumor cancer, bio, age, height, mom, college
Isabella Strahan’s doctor, Dr. David Ashley, shares information on the 19-year-old’s health battle after brain tumor diagnosis: “I’m very optimistic that her outcome’s going to be terrific.” https://t.co/jaWtRk5EEo pic.twitter.com/KKW412Q0dR
— Good Morning America (@GMA) January 12, 2024
Today my daughter @IsabellaStrahan joined @RobinRoberts and myself for an interview about the journey she has been going through on @GMA. ❤️❤️❤️
I love you Isabella and I’m always by your side. To all sending love, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!
📸 ABC/Heidi… pic.twitter.com/6BjSfenPV5
— Michael Strahan (@michaelstrahan) January 11, 2024
Isabella revealed in her interview that she underwent surgery on October 27, 2023 and also underwent several rounds of radiation treatment.
Michael Strahan reveals about daughter Isabella Strahan’s disease and treatment
The NFL veteran made the announcement on January 11 while on “Good Morning America”, where he is a co-anchor. Michael shared how his daughter Isabella Strahan is suffering from a serious disease and currently undergoing treatment for the same.
The audience also got to see a prerecorded video tape segment of Michael’s daughter, Isabella where she sat next to her father and talked about her disease and treatment. Viewers got to see the father-daughter duo sit down for an interview with anchor Robin Roberts and discuss Isabella’s health. The special interview was shot at the show’s studios in New York the day before, on Wednesday, January 10.
Isabella Strahan
Isabella Strahan is one of Michael Strahan’s four children from his marriages. She was born in 2004 and she is one of the twin daughters the Michael had with his second wife, Jean Muggli. Isabella is currently 19 years old and she is diagnosed with medulloblastoma and undergoing treatment. Aside from that, doctors have also pointed out a fast-growing 4-cm tumor in the back of her brain.
During the recent interview, she shared about her cancer saying:
I didn’t notice anything was off until probably September, like October 1. That’s when I definitely noticed headaches, nausea, couldn’t walk straight.”
She further added:
I’m very excited for this whole process to wrap, but you just have to keep living every day, I think, through the whole thing.”
Isabella Strahan is now scheduled to start chemotherapy next month at Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center, located in Durham.
Michael Strahan became a father of four when he welcomed his twin daughters, Isabella and Sophia, 19, in 2004 and the former New York Giants defensive end had Isabella and Sophia with his ex-wife, Jean Muggli, after welcoming his older children, Tanita and Michael Jr., with his first wife, Wanda Hutchins.
In addition to her modeling career, Isabella is a student at the University of Southern California, where she enrolled after earning her high school diploma from the Convent of the Sacred Heart.
Isabella Strahan
Date of birth: 28th October 2004
Current residence: North Carolina
Height in feet: 5’5″
Father: Michael Strahan
Mother: Jean Muggli
Twin sister: Sophia
Other siblings: Tanita, Michael Strahan Jr.
Instagram: isabella.strahan
Medulloblastoma
Medulloblastoma is a rare cancerous brain tumor, with less than 500 cases reported each year in the USA. Notably, most of the cases occur among children. It is a cancerous brain tumor that develops around the lower back part of the brain, called the cerebellum.