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Michael Strahan And Daughter Isabella Reveal Her Brain Tumor Diagnosis As Reason Behind His ‘GMA’ Absence Last Fall; Whoopi Goldberg Offers Encouraging Words


In an emotional segment on ABC’s Good Morning America today, co-anchor Michael Strahan revealed the reason for his extended absence from the show last fall: His then-18-year-old daughter Isab…

In an emotional segment on ABC’s Good Morning America today, co-anchor Michael Strahan revealed the reason for his extended absence from the show last fall: His then-18-year-old daughter Isabella was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor known as medulloblastoma. Isabella Strahan was diagnosed with medulloblastoma last October about a month after she began experiencing headaches while beginning her freshman year at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. “I don’t want to hide it anymore,” a tearful Isabella, now 19, told Roberts, adding that she wants to be a voice and presence for other people undergoing radiation or chemotherapy.

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