Michael Strahan has revealed the hardest thing his daughter ever told him during brain cancer treatment

Michael Strahan has shared the heartbreaking words his daughter Isabella told him during brain cancer treatment.

The 53-year-old TV presenter’s daughter revealed in January 2024 that she had been diagnosed with an aggressive brain cancer, medulloblastoma.

In a new interview, she explained that after the tumor was removed, she underwent a round of chemotherapy that took a toll on her body. However, Isabella kept her spirits up.

He does not eat much. He was thin and tired and bald and all the things you hate to see in your child. the people In an interview published on Wednesday (January 22). “His spirit was there. One of the things he said, probably the hardest thing I’ve ever heard, was, “Dad, I’ll do anything. I want to live.”

“I knew she wouldn’t give up,” he added about his daughter. “He was going to fight – and he did.”

After documenting her cancer journey on YouTube last year, 20-year-old Isabella is now focusing on her studies, studying communications at the University of Southern California.

While she is now cancer-free, which she announced in July, scans will be done every three months for the next two to three years. After that, it is scanned every six months to a year.

Michael Strahan says he's 'nervous' every time his daughter visits the doctor after brain cancer treatment — Michael Strahan says he’s ‘nervous’ every time his daughter visits the doctor after brain cancer treatment (the people)

particle for direct object Good morning America The host noted that while her daughter is doing well, she is still in bad shape when she goes to the doctor.

“His doctors are very confident, he will be fine,” she said. This is something we will continue to do, but you are nervous every time. It will never go away, but as long as the results are positive, we will live for another day.

“Obviously you can’t predict what’s going to happen and it’s a bit scary. But I don’t think you can just live in fear. I think I have to live day by day,” Isabella said weighing in. . take every opportunity. I see the impact that can come from sharing my experience.”

In January 2024, Isabella appeared Good morning America To publicly share his diagnosis, he said he was being treated for a cancerous brain tumor that develops in the lower part of the back of the brain called the cerebellum.

He noted that he was diagnosed with medulloblastoma in October 2023 after experiencing headaches during his first semester as a freshman at USC. “I feel good, not too bad,” he said at the time. “I’m very excited for this whole process to be over, but I think you just have to get on with your life day by day.”

The student first thought she was suffering from vertigo, but when she woke up one morning and started bleeding, Isabella was encouraged by her family to seek medical attention.

After receiving an MRI scan, doctors discovered that Isabella had developed a four-centimeter tumor at the back of her brain, the size of a golf ball.

She then went on to document her cancer journey on YouTube, sharing a video of herself and her family in hospital in June of last year celebrating her final round of chemotherapy. In the video, she was filmed walking down the hospital corridor as her loved ones threw confetti.

Michael also shared a video of the celebration with a sweet message about his daughter in the caption. “@isabellastrahan you are superwoman! Ring that bell to end chemotherapy and be on your way! “You keep fighting with a smile on your face, strength and determination. I’m a proud father! I love you Bella,” the news anchor wrote.

A month later, she shared a video of herself in the car detailing the results of her scans, revealing that she was cancer-free.

“It was a great, great scan,” she explained in the clip, which was shared in July. “Everything was clear. No cancer and everything is great. “I don’t have another doctor’s appointment until October.”

Michael and his ex-wife Jean Mowgli have a 21-year-old daughter, Sophia, with Isabella. The NFL stud and his first wife, Wanda Hutchins, also have two children: Tatiana, 33, and Michael Strahan Jr., 30.