Michael Strahan Praises Daughter’s Resilience During Cancer Battle

NFL Corridor of Famer Michael Strahan says he was left in a state of panic after his daughter, Isabella, was recognized with most cancers … however her dedication to defeating the illness helped calm his nerves.

The Tremendous Bowl champ and his two daughters, Isabella and Sophia, spoke with People in an interview launched on Wednesday … and shared the emotional particulars behind Isabella’s medical discovery in 2023 — medulloblastoma, a tumor within the cerebellum.

Strahan — who performed 15 seasons with the New York Giants — was shocked by the information … admitting he could not imagine what he was listening to.

“It puts you in a state of panic as a parent,” Strahan mentioned.

The 53-year-old TV host defined they remained optimistic, however one specific second reassured him that his 20-year-old daughter would overcome the illness.

“One of the things she said to me one time, probably hardest things I ever had to hear was, ‘Dad I’ll do whatever. I want to live,'” Strahan mentioned.

“It shocked me and usually I cry when I tell people that, but I’m trying to hold it together for you. That was like a ‘WOW’ moment, but it was also a reassuring moment because I knew she wouldn’t quit. She was going to fight and she did.”

Isabella had the surgical procedure on the four-centimeter tumor on her birthday (October 28) … and after a number of rounds of procedures, chemotherapy and radiation … she is now cancer-free.

Regardless that Isabella beat the illness, she nonetheless has to get scans to ensure the most cancers hasn’t returned … a course of that continues to make the household nervous every time.

Regardless of the nerves, Strahan talked about that the docs are “confident” Isabella might be simply high-quality, and he hopes she will be able to return to her regular self quickly.