Isabella Strahan has been very open along with her followers about her most cancers journey, and in her newest put up, she shared an replace on how she has been getting energetic once more after having to relearn the way to stroll.
The 20-year-old daughter of GMA host Michael Strahan was recognized with medulloblastoma in October 2023, which, based on the Mayo Clinic, is “a cancerous mind tumor that begins within the decrease again a part of the mind” and “is most typical in youngsters.”
She underwent a number of surgical procedures and rounds of therapy, together with six weeks of radiation remedy, adopted by a number of rounds of chemotherapy. This led to lengthy intervals of inactivity, which precipitated her to lose vital leg muscle, which means she had issue relearning to stroll after she was revealed as cancer-free in July 2024.
On March 23, Isabella shared a TikTok video detailing her progress. The clip begins along with her within the hospital, with two nurses serving to her stroll to her mattress. That is adopted by a clip of her in bodily remedy, trying to take just a few steps with the assistance of a therapist. The video ends with a newer clip of Isabella jogging within the woods.
@isabellastrahan Not good however progress! Relearning motion is hard however rewarding #fyp #restoration ♬ prayer kendrick – 🥞
“Issues will get higher ❤️🩹time heals. Not good however progress! Relearning motion is hard however rewarding,” she wrote alongside the put up.
When a commenter wrote that Isabella would quickly be working a marathon, she replied, “Iron man right here I come.”
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Isabella opened up about dropping pounds and muscle when she appeared on the Past the Battlefront podcast earlier this month. “I misplaced a whole lot of weight throughout my remedies, which was sure to occur as a result of my urge for food was out and I used to be nauseous on a regular basis,” she shared, per Folks.
“However one factor I want I did was transfer,” she added. “I do know it’s tremendous laborious at instances, and I didn’t need to transfer, however I want I simply made myself stroll, even 100 steps a day, as a result of I misplaced a lot of my leg muscle.”
The mannequin continued, “It was not humorous. It’s not enjoyable to get again as a result of I’m paying for it now making an attempt to work out and the whole lot. I’d inform myself, ‘Transfer. Transfer your self. Drink a whole lot of water.’ All of the well being stuff.”
Isabella went into additional element about her most cancers journey on the ABC Information documentary, Life Interrupted: Isabella Strahan’s Struggle Towards Most cancers, which premiered on February 5 on ABC.