Michael Strahan and daughter Isabella, open up about diagnosis of brain tumor on the 'GMA' show: Know more

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American TV personality Michael Strahan is diagnosed with a brain tumor. On Thursday on the Good Morning America show with host Robin Roberts., the father-daughter duo made the revelation about Isabella suffering from medulloblastoma.

The 19-year-old has said that she did not notice anything strange till possibly October 1, when she started falling sick due to nausea, headaches, and could not even walk straight. Gradually she feared waking up as she used to vomit.

Sophia, the twin sister of Isabella further motivated her to get treated and after an MRI, Isabella was diagnosed with a brain tumor in October.
On the day before the 19th birthday of Isabella, she went through surgery to remove the tumor, which was a little larger than a golf ball.
During her diagnosis, Isabella was on the West Coast, where she was beginning her undergraduate course at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, while her father Strahan who was a co-host at NFL Sunday and GMA was present in New York during that time.

Strahan mentioned how it was very hard to think that his daughter had to go through such a phase all by herself. Doctors have stated that he should not take a risk by putting her on a plane to get her to the East Coast or any other doctor, further giving the affirmation that they will get the tumor out as early as possible.

Medulloblastoma: What is it?

Medulloblastoma is a type of cancer that generally develops in the cerebellum, the back of the brain, which is responsible for motor skills and movement, as per the National Cancer Institute. This kind of cancer is most prevalent among children. The absence of Michael Strahan from the GMA happened when