Michael Strahan’s pals rally behind him after daughter Isabella’s brain cancer revelation: Erin Andrews and more
Support for the Strahans.
Michael Strahan’s famous pals are rallying behind him after his daughter, Isabella Strahan, revealed that she was diagnosed with brain cancer.
The University of Southern California freshman, 19, opened up about her condition for the first time alongside her famous dad, 52, on “Good Morning America” Thursday.
Shortly after the broadcast, the former professional football player took to Instagram to thank fans and friends for their love.
“Today my daughter @isabellastrahan joined @robinrobertsgma and myself for an interview about the journey she has been going through on @goodmorningamerica. ❤️❤️❤️,” he wrote.
“I love you Isabella and I’m always by your side. To all sending love, we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!” he gushed.
Many of the morning show host’s famous pals sent messages of support in the comments section after Isabella’s news went public.
“Prayers and strength to you and your family Mike ❤️💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🔥🔥,” Terry Crews scribed on Strahan’s post.
“Sending love and prayers to you both. And to the doctors and medical professionals at your side ❤️❤️❤️,” Katie Couric added.
Skier Lindsay Vonn chimed in: “All the strength and love to you both, as always 🙏🏻❤️.”
“Calm Down” podcast host Erin Andrews penned: “Love u guys. Beyond proud and here for u.”
“Sending love to your family,” DJ D-Nice commented.
WNBA star Lisa Leslie, for her part, wrote: “You look so beautiful and will be an amazing role model to others! Blessings and healing hands over you💕💕💕🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾.”
On “GMA,” Strahan divulged that his daughter was diagnosed in October 2023 with a malignant brain tumor known as medulloblastoma.
Isabella noted that she didn’t want to “hide” her journey anymore, and “didn’t notice anything was off ’til probably like Oct. 1.”
She said she had headaches, nausea and had a hard time walking. One day, she was vomiting blood and was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles where she learned of the tumor. Later that month, she underwent brain surgery one day before her 19th birthday.
Next month, she will start chemotherapy treatments at her twin sister Sophia’s college, Duke University.
“I’m feeling good, not too bad. I’m very excited for this whole process to wrap but you just have to keep living every day through the whole thing,” she noted.
On Jan. 11, Isabella began a YouTube vlog channel where she hopes to detail her health journey. The channel was created in collaboration with Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center.
In her first video titled “How it started,” she revealed that she “knew something was wrong” when she traveled to New York for a modeling job, but had to cancel last-minute because she was too sick.
She initially thought she had vertigo “for the longest time.”
“It’s been rough. It’s been challenging. It’s been very hard. But I know time will heal and things will get back,” she noted. “I can’t really say normal because there’s no really a normal now in my life. But things will get back to being calmer.”
