The fall of 2023 was supposed to be the next chapter in Isabella Strahan’s life, as she had just started her freshman year at the University of Southern California. But her life turned upside down when she started having debilitating headaches, nausea, and dizziness. For her, it was just the stress due to overworking. But later it turned out that Michael Strahan’s daughter is battling medulloblastoma, a brain tumor.

After undergoing brain surgery, followed by a couple of surgeries to avoid infection, Isabella is now a cancer survivor. Isabella’s battle united the whole Strahan family and now she is all set to open up about her battle with brain cancer in the upcoming documentary, “The Primetime Special.”

Less than a day ago, Isabella hit up her official Instagram handle and gave an update on the documentary. She re-shared the ABC News Studio’s original post in her story and stated, “Excited to share more of my story soon!!!” Her story is set to air on ABC at 10 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Feb. 5 as, “Life Interrupted: Isabella Strahan’s Fight to Beat Cancer.”

Over on Instagram, Strahan, along with ABC News Studio and Good Morning America, dropped this post where the reporter shared, “Going to begin this morning with an exclusive very close to our GMA family’s heart. Michael’s daughter Isabella will be opening up about her battle with brain cancer in an upcoming documentary. The Primetime special, produced by ABC News Studios and Michael’s production company Smack Entertainment, will follow Isabella’s journey from her 2023 brain tumor diagnosis through treatment and her recent cancer-free return to college.”

Speaking of her journey, Isabella experienced eight traumatic months following her brain surgery on her 19th birthday. Frequent visits to the hospital for radiation and chemotherapy, not to mention a part of her skull replaced with a titanium mesh plate, Isabella turned out to be stronger each and every day with the support of her mother, Jean Muggli, and twin sister, Sophia. “My mom would sleep in the hospital with me,” she recalled.

To which her mom replied, “Isabella’s strength and resilience was the same as it was when she was a little girl. The way she handled every day with grace was amazing.” Meanwhile, Sophia, who was the first to break the news to their parents about Isabella’s condition, took it upon herself to stay by her sister’s side and pretty much made it her full-time job to care for her. “Whatever you’ll go through, I’ll be present. I’ll be your ride and die,” Sophia stated. That’s how the whole Strahan family joined Michael during the toughest time of his daughter’s life.

Michael Strahan will never forget what his daughter said

The NFL legend who played as a defensive end for 15 seasons knows how well and how strongly he raised his daughter. Still, Isabella shocked the DE while battling brain cancer. “She wasn’t eating much. She was thin and tired and bald and all the things you hate to see your kid go through,” Strahan stated. “Still, her spirit was there. One of the things she said, probably the hardest thing I had to hear was, ‘Dad I’ll do whatever. I want to live.'”

Being a daughter of DE, Isabella indeed outlasted her dad when it came to fighting spirit and being a stronger person in the Strahan family. “I knew she wouldn’t quit,” the 53-year-old, co-anchor of Good Morning America co-anchor said. “She was going to fight — and she did.” That’s 20-year-old, cancer survivor, Isabella Strahan for you.

Speaking of her spirit, Isabella documented her journey and shared the vlogs on her YouTube channel to connect with other cancer survivors. And her vlogs are also set to make an appearance in this documentary. However, Michael Strahan confirmed that he’s never watched them. The reason? Well, of course, it’s hard for a father to see his kid in pain.

“I’ve seen her film about it,” Strahan said, “but I’ve never watched it. It’s hard to live it twice. I gotta live it in here.” Now to watch a young kid battling the toughest days of her life while documenting it, you can surely tune in to ABC on Feb 5th. Even if you miss it out, you can still catch it up later on Disney+ and Hulu, the next day.