Michael Strahan’s daughter is battling a malignant brain tumor

“Good Morning America” anchor Michael Strahan sat beside his 19-year-old daughter, Isabella, as the two revealed that she is battling medulloblastoma.

“Good Morning America” anchor Michael Strahan sat beside his 19-year-old daughter, Isabella, as the two revealed that she is battling medulloblastoma. The pair appeared in a segment to share the news on the morning show on Thursday, during an interview with Robin Roberts. Isabella Strahan was diagnosed in the fall after the University of Southern California freshman began having headaches she described as “excruciating.” “I didn’t notice anything was off until probably, like October first,” she told Roberts. “That’s when I definitely noticed headaches, nausea, couldn’t walk straight.” According to the Mayo Clinic, medulloblastoma is “the most common type of cancerous brain tumor in children” and typically begins in the lower back part of the brain, the cerebellum, which is involved in movement and balance. With treatment, prognosis The teen, who initially believed she had vertigo, underwent emergency surgery the day before her 19th birthday, followed by several rounds of radiation. She is scheduled to begin chemotherapy next month at Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center in Durham, North Carolina.