Michael Strahan has an emotional reaction to the trailer for his daughter Isabella’s cancer special, “Life Interrupted: Isabella Strahan’s Fight Against Cancer.".Photo:Good Morning America/X
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Michael Strahanpraised his daughterIsabellaas a “survivor, and a thriver,” in an emotional moment duringGood Morning America’s premiere of the trailer forLife Interrupted: Isabella Strahan’s Fight Against Cancer, the upcoming primetime special about the college student’s fight against brain cancer.
“That was a rough start. It got happier at the end for me, but it’s hard to relive it,” Strahan, 53, said following the debut of the trailer — which delves into Isabella’s diagnosis and at-times rocky treatment — on the Jan. 29 episode.
“You don’t really think the worst until you told the worst,” a tearful Isabella says in the trailer. Isabella,now 20,had been diagnosed withmedulloblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer, and on October 28, 2023 — her 19th birthday — she underwent emergency surgery to remove a golf-ball-sized brain tumor located at the base of her skull.
What followed was six weeks of radiation, four rounds ofchemotherapyand three brain surgeries — and she documented herentire health journeyon herYouTube series. She rang the bell to signal the end of her treatmentlast June.
Now cancer-free, Isabellais back at collegeat the University of Southern California.
Isabella Strahan, with her family, rings the bell to signal the end of her cancer journey in June 2024.Isabella Strahan/Instagram
Isabella Strahan/Instagram
When co-hostLara Spencerpraised the family for sharing their journey, Strahan put the focus back on his daughter, saying, “She’s the one who’s been open. She’s been amazing and I think it’s helped a lot of people.”
Turning to co-host Roberts, Strahan held her arm and said, “As you said and always say, make a mess a message, and she’s done that and she’s a survivor and a thriver.”
Life Interrupted: Isabella Strahan’s Fight Against Cancerpremieres Feb. 5 on ABC at 10/9c and streaming platform Hulu.
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