The USC pupil revealed in January she is battling medulloblastoma.
Isabella Strahan shared some excellent news as she continues to battle medulloblastoma, a kind of mind tumor.
Strahan revealed Wednesday on her YouTube channel that she might be accomplished with chemotherapy in Might after her remedies have been lowered.
“My physician simply referred to as me and advised me I solely must do two extra rounds of chemotherapy, and it is like the largest factor. I am so comfortable,” Strahan stated, whereas crying what she described as “comfortable tears.” “So I will be accomplished in Might and I can form of attempt to have a summer season to really feel higher.”
Strahan, the daughter of “Good Morning America” co-anchor Michael Strahan, stated she was initially advised she must do six rounds of chemotherapy, which might have had her ending remedies on the finish of July.
Now, together with her rounds of chemotherapy lowered to 4, Isabella Strahan stated she may have extra day without work from remedies earlier than returning within the fall to the College of Southern California in Los Angeles.
The 19-year-old was only one month into her freshman 12 months at USC final fall when she started experiencing complications and nausea. After testing, docs found she had developed a fast-growing 4-centimeter tumor, bigger than a golf ball, at the back of her mind, which was identified as medulloblastoma.
Medulloblastoma is a kind of malignant tumor that accounts for about 20% of all childhood mind tumors, based on estimates revealed within the Journal of Medical Neuroscience. About 300 kids are identified with medulloblastoma every year.
Since her prognosis, which she revealed publicly in January, Isabella Strahan has undergone mind surgical procedure in addition to a number of rounds of radiation therapy.
She started chemotherapy in February and has endured a number of hospitalizations attributable to setbacks together with fevers.
In her newest vlog, Isabella Strahan spoke about unwanted side effects of chemotherapy she has skilled together with hair loss, mind fog, bodily weak spot and fatigue.
She has been sharing her well being journey and elevating consciousness about mind tumors on her YouTube channel, which advantages Duke College’s Preston Robert Tisch Mind Tumor Middle, the place she has been receiving therapy.
Close to the top of her newest video, Isabella Strahan breaks down in tears when she is shocked by her twin sister, Sophia, who’s a pupil at Duke College.
“At this time simply go so significantly better as a result of Sophia simply shocked me,” she stated. “There are plenty of comfortable tears immediately.”
