Current:Home > InvestMichael Strahan's daughter Isabella, 19, shares 'not fun' health update ahead of chemotherapy -MarketLink
Michael Strahan's daughter Isabella, 19, shares 'not fun' health update ahead of chemotherapy
NovaQuant View
Date:2025-04-10 02:40:08
Michael Strahan's daughter Isabella Strahan is sharing the "not fun" part of her journey before she starts chemotherapy for cancer.
The 19-year-old student and model posted a YouTube vlog on Wednesday, showing the latest in her journey after she was diagnosed with medulloblastoma in October.
In the vlog, Isabella shared the procedure for getting her chemotherapy port placed in her chest, which allows her medical team to draw blood and administer treatments without continuous needles.
"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."
The model also had to be administered for an IV. "I would say it's not my fave," she said as she winced during the process.
Isabella, who was joined by her mom, Jean Muggli, and her aunt, took a break from treatment for a card game while she was "waiting for a kidney test."
"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.
In January, Strahan and Isabella revealed her cancer diagnosis on "Good Morning America" with host Robin Roberts.
"I didn't notice anything was off till probably like Oct. 1," the 19-year-old said. "That's when I definitely noticed headaches, nausea, couldn't walk straight." Eventually, she said, she began to dread waking up because she was throwing up.
Isabella's twin sister Sophia encouraged her to seek treatment and Isabella received her diagnosis in October following an MRI.
One day before Isabella's 19th birthday, she had surgery to remove the tumor, which was slightly larger than a golf ball.
Strahan was absent from his hosting duties for three weeks at the end of October into November due to "some personal family matters," an ABC spokesperson told USA TODAY in a statement at the time. Up until his "GMA" appearance with Isabella, he had not gone into the details of his absence.
'GMA':Michael Strahan and daughter Isabella, 19, reveal brain tumor diagnosis
What is medulloblastoma?
Medulloblastoma is a cancer that typically develops in the cerebellum, the back of the brain responsible for movement and motor skills, according to the National Cancer Institute.
The cancer type is most commonly found among children.
Michael Strahan's heartbreaking newscomes with a lesson about privacy. Will we listen?
veryGood! (41865)
Related
- Warm inflation data keep S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq under wraps before Fed meeting next week
- Key moments from Sen. Katie Britt's Republican response to 2024 State of the Union
- Woman injured while saving dog from black bear attack at Pennsylvania home
- Ship sunk by Houthis likely responsible for damaging 3 telecommunications cables under Red Sea
- Spooky or not? Some Choa Chu Kang residents say community garden resembles cemetery
- AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the March 12 presidential contests
- CBS News poll finds most Americans see state of the union as divided, but their economic outlook has been improving
- Kylie Jenner Reacts to Critics Who Say Relationship With Timothée Chalamet Inspired Her New Look
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Triathlon
- Brittany Mahomes speaks out after injury: 'Take care of your pelvic floor'
Ranking
- Intellectuals vs. The Internet
- 2 American men are back in Italian court after convictions in officer slaying were thrown out
- Nigeria media report mass-abduction of girls by Boko Haram or other Islamic militants near northern border
- Cam Newton says fight at football camp 'could have gotten ugly': 'I could be in jail'
- As Trump Enters Office, a Ripe Oil and Gas Target Appears: An Alabama National Forest
- Donald Trump will get juror names at New York criminal trial but they’ll be anonymous to the public
- 4 friends. 3 deaths, 2 months later: What killed Kansas City Chiefs fans remains a mystery
- Maine mass shooter had a brain injury. Experts say that doesn’t explain his violence.
Recommendation
Nearly half of US teens are online ‘constantly,’ Pew report finds
Kylie Kelce Proves She’ll Always Be Jason Kelce’s Biggest Cheerleader in Adorable Retirement Tribute
Houston police chief apologizes for department not investigating 264K incident reports
Bye, department stores. Hello, AI. Is what's happening to Macy's and Nvidia a sign of the times?
Scoot flight from Singapore to Wuhan turns back after 'technical issue' detected
New report clears Uvalde police in school shooting response
J.K. Rowling's 'dehumanizing' misgendering post reported to UK police, TV personality says
Maine mass shooter had a brain injury. Experts say that doesn’t explain his violence.