The daughter of Michael Strahan, Isabella, has discussed how difficult it was for her to recuperate following surgery to remove a rare tumor that was rapidly growing out of her brain.

When the 19-year-old freshman at the University of Southern California began experiencing “excruciating headaches” and vomiting up every morning in October, doctors diagnosed her with medulloblastoma.

Upon diagnosis, she required immediate surgery. She then underwent a “grueling month of rehab” during which she had to relearn how to walk.

In a series of videos posted to YouTube, the teenage daughter of Good Morning America presenter Michael Strahan demonstrated just how awful the procedure actually was.

Isabella Strahan, who is seen, discussed her recuperation following emergency brain surgery to remove a 4-centimeter tumor.

For a month, the teenager was admitted to the hospital in order to recover. After her operation, she even had to retrain her walking muscles.

“It’s been rough, it’s been challenging, and it’s been very hard, but I know I’ll get through it,” Isabella stated in a YouTube video.

The aspiring model went on to discuss some of the post-operative complications following the removal of a 4-cm tumor. After that, she needed to go around using a wheelchair and a walker.

The college student attributed her intense emotional state to the steroids she was taking. Every time she encountered a new individual, she claimed she would “bawl.”

Isabella said that she had been unwell in New York following surgery for more than the 68 days she spent at college.

She promised the audience, “I’ll be back.” “Having a vacation.”

In addition, the 19-year-old was forced to freeze her eggs in case the chemotherapy and radiation made it more difficult for her to conceive.

“It wasn’t fun,” she remarked. “Since I’m not a huge lover of needles, this entire process… I’m accustomed to receiving IVs and blood, but shots? That was difficult.

For over a week, I had three injections to the stomach almost every day. It was really painful.

Isabella’s awful news was revealed to the public last week when she and her father Michael appeared on Good Morning America.

The college freshman expressed her excitement about returning. She made a joke about how jealous she is of her twin sister Sophia, who is now taking her exams.

In addition, the 19-year-old was forced to freeze her eggs in case the chemotherapy and radiation made it more difficult for her to conceive. In the photo, she is seen in the hospital with her twin sister Sophia.

On Thanksgiving, the teenager underwent her egg retrieval. Following the treatment, she claimed to have gone home and “slept for six or seven hours.” Then she woke up and went to her family to celebrate the occasion.

Isabella started radiation treatment following Thanksgiving. She decided to shave her head one week into the course of therapy.

She described her hair cut as a “mid-life crisis” and stated, “I cut my hair probably around the end of the second week.” She said that she had done it around 4 a.m.

The hair started to thinning and shedding. Perhaps worse than not having hair, I was unable to even look in the mirror.

She acknowledged the sadness, saying that she had been working on it for almost eighteen years.

She answered, “Because I don’t really cut my hair.”

Despite wearing a wig, Isabella claimed she felt better without it.

She said simply, “It’s just not my hair.” “Yet, it does appear quite similar.”

Despite having to undergo chemotherapy for six months at Duke University, where her twin sister Sophia is a student, Isabella remains hopeful about the future. She believes spending time with her pets and cooking meals at home is pleasant.

After Thanksgiving, Isabella started radiation treatment. She decided to shave her head one week into the course of therapy.

Isabella is looking forward to the future and says she enjoys spending time with her pets and cooking meals at home. She is shown here during Thanksgiving with Michael and Sophia.

The college student expressed her excitement about returning to her regular life.

“Obviously I can’t really go to school right now, and it’s crazy how much I wish I could take Sophia’s final exam or just go back to school,” she remarked, her voice full with desire. “But things will improve,”

Last week, while she was alongside her father, Michael, on Good Morning America, Isabella made her diagnosis public for the first time.

Isabella’s physician, Dr. David Ashley, also appeared on GMA and stated that although the tumor type she had was “incredibly rare”—less than 10 instances a year in individuals her age—her prognosis was favorable.

Dr. Ashley informed GMA that Isabella has a medulloblastoma variant known as WNT, one of the four types of the disease.

90% or more of patients have a chance of surviving for five years or more, and the majority of them get full recovery.

“I’m really optimistic that things will work out well with Isabella.” She’s doing great.