Isabella Strahan, the daughter of Michael Strahan, is courageously battling her brain tumor and undergoing her second round of chemotherapy. In a recent YouTube video, Isabella shared her experiences and the new symptoms she’s been facing during her treatment at the Duke Children’s Hospital & Health Center in North Carolina.
Despite her fear of needles, Isabella has become accustomed to the preparation for her treatments. She remarked, “I feel like if you told me I’d be doing this back in the summer, I’d be like, ‘Pshh, I hate needles, what?’ This is my biggest fear. I hate needles. But I guess I got used to them.”
Unfortunately, with each visit to the hospital, Isabella encounters new challenges. She expressed, “I feel like every time I come here, I’ve got a different problem. Last time it was my head.” Isabella referred to the pain she experienced, which led to her second craniotomy. Now, she finds herself unable to walk without feeling lightheaded or out of breath.
With a positive mindset, Isabella shared some improvements she’s made along the way. Previously, she struggled with nausea and couldn’t eat anything at times. But now, she jokes that she’s “in the mood for food” and is consuming two full meals a day.
To mitigate one of the side effects of her chemotherapy drugs, Isabella engages in cold therapy by submerging her hands and feet in buckets of ice. This helps prevent neuropathy, a condition caused by nerve damage that affects the sensations and movements of the limbs. Isabella’s twin sister Sophia even joined her in this therapy, making light of the situation by teasing, “This is what the world wants to see!”