Michael Strahan’s Daughter Undergoes Surgical procedure Weeks After Ending Chemo

Michael Strahan’s daughter has shared the most recent step in her most cancers journey as she undergoes a deliberate surgical procedure to take away a port.

Isabella Strahan, 19, has been vlogging about her most cancers therapy after being identified with a medulloblastoma in October. In accordance with the Mayo Clinic, whereas medulloblastoma is the most typical cancerous mind tumor in kids, it’s not usually seen in folks Isabella Strahan’s age.

In June, {the teenager}, who has had three craniotomies, accomplished her fourth and ultimate spherical of chemo. She has documented her experiences on her YouTube channel, together with her newest surgical procedure.

The video started together with her mother, Jean Muggli, driving her again to the Preston Robert Tisch Mind Tumor Heart at Duke in North Carolina.

“Hey guys, very long time no see. However I’m driving again as much as Duke to get my port eliminated,” Isabella Strahan stated, displaying the port in her neck and the related level in her abdomen.

The port, often known as a “chemo port,” is an implantable gadget that attaches to a vein and permits well being care employees to attract blood and provides remedies with out having to insert a needle, the Cleveland Clinic stated.

Later within the video, Isabella Strahan confirmed her 41,800 YouTube subscribers across the hospital ward earlier than chopping to her Inside Out–themed room, the place she confirmed off her hospital robe and compression socks “match.”

“I simply truly noticed the film two days in the past,” she stated, referring to the Pixar sequel, which smashed field workplace expectations.

“I simply talked to the plastic surgeon that is going to shut [the port], the anesthesia physician,” she stated, including, “I talked to everybody, and I am actually excited. The restoration for this appears to be like 4 weeks of not entering into water and stuff like that, simply type of being cautious and like scar care, so not too unhealthy.”

The video went on to point out her being wheeled to surgical procedure to a lot fanfare, with nurses blowing bubbles, waving streamers and cheering her on.

The vlogger additionally wore a tiara, which she put again on after the surgical procedure as she recovered in a room embellished with photos from her favourite cartoon: Scooby-Doo.

“Out of surgical procedure. You’ll be able to see there is no extra,” she stated, pointing to the place the port in her neck had been. “It is simply so loopy,” she added.

The video ended with a groggy Isabella Strahan promising to maintain viewers up to date.

Earlier this 12 months, Michael Strahan, who has taken a go away of absence from co-hosting Good Morning America, mentioned his daughter’s well being on an episode of the present.

Newsweek has contacted Michael Strahan’s representatives for remark by electronic mail.

He has additionally stated he had surgical procedure to take away basal cell carcinoma, a standard type of pores and skin most cancers, from his hairline.

“The whole lot is nice,” he advised co-host George Stephanopoulos and visitor Kevin Jonas. “Yeah, every little thing is nice. It is figuring out.”