Michael Strahan Talks His Daughter's Cancer Recovery: "It Was a Rough Year"
The Good Morning America Host also told Jimmy Fallon about his new grandson Onyx, born just days ago.
It's always a good time when Michael Strahan stops by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — and for his 20th visit to Studio 6B, he brought some good news.
During his September 23 Tonight Show appearance, the Good Morning America anchor revealed a happy health update about his 19-year-old daughter Isabella. Isabella was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a rare type of brain cancer, last October.
"Isabella is great! She's cancer-free," Michael Strahan told Jimmy Fallon. "It was a rough year, but we got through it, and she's cancer-free. She's back in college."
Inspired by Isabella Strahan's journey, Fallon exclaimed, "She's unbelievable," adding that she was his "hero" and was "so strong and so cool."
"What she did is so strong," Fallon added. "Amazing."
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Isabella Strahan was diagnosed with cancer in October 2023
During a January 2024 interview on Good Morning America, Michael Strahan and Isabella Strahan revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer in October 2023.
“It’s been, like, two months of keeping it quiet, which is definitely difficult,” Isabella Strahan said. “I don’t wanna hide it anymore ‘cause it’s hard to always keep in.”
As NBC News previously reported, Isabella Strahan underwent surgery on October 27 — the day before her 19th birthday — followed by a month of rehabilitation.
"You learn that you’re probably not as strong as you thought you were when you have to really think about the real things. I realized that I need support from everybody," Michael Strahan said during his GMA interview.
"You think that I’m the athlete, the tough guy, you know... I can come and handle, I’m the father in the family. It is not about any of that. It doesn’t matter," he said.
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Michael Strahan is now a proud grandfather to Onyx
In addition to Isabella Strahan being cancer free, the good news continues for the Strahan family, as the Fox NFL Sunday Host also revealed that he is now a proud grandfather. His eldest daughter, Tanita Strahan, gave birth to a baby boy named Onyx on Sunday, September 22.
"It's the most amazing feeling," Michael Strahan told Fallon. "I'm so happy for my daughter Tanita and her boyfriend."
