- Isabella Strahan, 19, has revealed that she is finally “cancer free.”
- The GMA host’s daughter shared the news on YouTube.
- She admitted she will miss seeing her doctor every day.
After a tough battle with brain cancer, Michael Strahan’s daughter Isabella has revealed she is finally cancer-free and has said goodbye to frequent trips to the hospital. cancer.
Southern University California Freshman Diagnosed with medulloblastoma In October, doctors discovered a tumour “bigger than a golf ball” at the back of her brain, leaving her with “excruciating headaches” and vomiting.
19 year old since then Documenting the fight against cancer to her Youtube She revealed on the channel on Wednesday that after ringing the bell signalling the end of her chemotherapy treatment, she underwent another major operation.
Now, Isabella has once again taken to YouTube to share an update, happily revealing that she is now cancer-free after undergoing one final MRI scan.
“Everything was great,” the 52-year-old GMA host’s daughter said, before admitting that she’s excited to get back to normal life and get ready to go back to college afterwards.
Earlier in the video, the 19-year-old revealed that she had been in excruciating pain after previously having her chemotherapy port removed.
She said: “My side hurts so much. It feels like I’ve been stabbed. And I’m like, ‘Oh, it doesn’t hurt that much’. I think it’s because all the medicine has stopped working… I can’t even stand up straight.”
“My heart started spasming and I also felt like a tube was going into my heart. I don’t know if that’s how it’s supposed to happen but… it’s not fun.” It certainly doesn’t feel good.”
She later revealed that she will undergo an MRI scan to see if she is still battling the disease.
Before heading in for the MRI, Isabella and her mom headed to a Waffle House, which the 19-year-old calls a “tradition” before a doctor’s appointment.
In the video blog, Isabella shared that she is heading in for an MRI, adding that she will meet with the doctor after the test.
When she arrived at the hospital, doctors put another IV in her arm.
“When they put in the other one, I nearly cried,” she said, showing the camera her bandaged arm.
After the MRI, Isabella and her mother, Jean Magri, went to Whole Foods to buy some fruit.
“Okay, that’s it for the vlog. I have a meeting tomorrow to go over the scan results, but that’s it,” she said.
The video then cuts to her final medical appointment, before showing the college student in a car.
“The results were fantastic, all clear. No cancer found, everything is good. My next appointment isn’t until October,” she said.
Isabella admitted she was sad that she wouldn’t be able to see a doctor for a while.
She added: “I already miss the doctors and the people who helped me, they’re all really nice people.”
“I love them so much and it just makes me sad today to know that I won’t be able to be at the hospital for a while. So this is my last hospital vlog until October!”
The 19-year-old promised her fans that she will see them again, adding that she will also share her college induction ceremony with them.
On Wednesday, Isabella underwent brain surgery. cancer This comes a month after she revealed she had completed treatment.
In a video titled “Road to Recovery,” she explained that she will be returning to the hospital for a new procedure, one that she is “really looking forward to.”
Just a few weeks after ringing the chemotherapy bell signaling the end of treatment, Isabella reached another major milestone – the removal of her chemotherapy port – and recorded it all.
Isabella was later seen arriving at the hospital and checking out the Disney-themed room. Pixar She went to see the movie “Inside Out” with her mother.
Another video showed her being wheeled into an operating theatre as scores of medical professionals lined the hallway, cheering her on.
She raised her arms and did a little dance, a huge smile on her face.
Afterwards, Isabella was shown lying in bed after the surgery.
She touched her neck, where the tube was, and admitted, “It’s weird to feel this way.” [my neck] Nothing big happens [there].
She admitted to being in a bit of pain but still seemed fine.
Isabella had previously Some of the terrible symptoms she experienced This is the result of chemotherapy.
At the time, she said “everything” hurt and she felt like she was “having a heart attack.”
“My eyes are tired, it hurts to look to the side, and my whole mouth feels like I’ve had a giant root canal,” she continued.
“They pulled all my teeth and put them back without surgery. My jaw hurts, the bottom of my tongue hurts. It hurts when I swallow water.”
Isabella explained on GMA in January that she began suffering from “terrible headaches” during her freshman year of college.
“I knew something was wrong since September,” she said. “By October 1, I was experiencing headaches, nausea, [I] I couldn’t walk straight.
At first, Isabella mistook her symptoms for dizziness, and Michael confessed that when his daughter told him about her symptoms, it never occurred to him that they could be a sign she was battling cancer, especially since she was 18 and very “young, strong and healthy.”
However, on October 25, Isabella revealed that her condition suddenly deteriorated and she began vomiting blood upon waking.
Isabella joked that she thought “this might not be good,” and revealed that she texted her sister what was happening, and then “let the whole family know.”
Michael said the family decided at that point that Isabella “needed to be thoroughly examined by the doctors,” adding that they were “thankful to the doctors… I feel like they saved her life.”
Isabella said doctors “ran an EKG and other tests” before sending her to another facility for an MRI.
“So I [the MRI] She then called me and said, ‘Head over to Cedars-Sinai Hospital right now, I’ll meet you there,'” the girl recalled, adding that doctors didn’t tell her anything else about her diagnosis at the time.
On arriving at hospital, Isabella was told she had a “fast-growing four-centimeter tumour at the back of her brain” and needed emergency surgery.
Michael said he learned about his daughter’s brain cancer before she did, explaining that he “doesn’t really remember” the moment he found out about her diagnosis, but “I do remember trying to figure out how to get to Los Angeles as quickly as possible.”
Isabella was eventually diagnosed with medulloblastoma, according to GMA. Accounts for 20% of childhood brain tumors The disease affects about 500 children each year, most commonly those between the ages of 5 and 9.
On October 27, the day before her 19th birthday, Isabella underwent emergency surgery to remove the tumor, with Michael saying doctors wanted to “get it out as quickly as possible.”
“That told me how serious it was when they said, ‘We shouldn’t risk putting her on a plane to the East Coast or to another doctor. We know what it is and we need to get it removed as soon as possible,'” he recalled his conversations with the doctors.
Thankfully, doctors told the family that although her condition was serious, they were “confident” that Isabella’s cancer was treatable.
The little girl faced an uphill battle after the operation and underwent “a gruelling month of rehabilitation”, which included relearning how to walk.
After the surgery, Isabella He underwent multiple rounds of proton radiation therapy.She completed it just one day before announcing her diagnosis to the world.
