Michael Strahan teases eventual TV retirement after daughter Isabella’s brain tumor diagnosis changed lease on life

Michael Strahan gained immoderate position astir his early aft his daughter, Isabella, was diagnosed pinch a medulloblastoma, a type of malignant tumor successful her cerebellum, and underwent encephalon surgery.

The legendary Giants prima and “Good Morning America” anchor, 52, explained his status from tv might travel “a batch sooner” pursuing Isabella’s crab treatments complete nan past twelvemonth successful a caller screen communicative pinch “Town & Country,” which was released Tuesday.

“I’ve ever had those thoughts,” Strahan said of retirement. “It will hap astatine immoderate point. It’s not happening anytime soon. The kids are still successful school. I’m empty-nesting again. I person loved having nan power and sound and arguing astir nan house, but I’m conscionable truthful happy for Isabella to get backmost to assemblage [at USC]. I want her to person that consciousness of independency again because my kids can’t turn if they’re nether my shade.

“I’m not readying connected retiring anytime soon. I will astatine immoderate point, and I’d for illustration to opportunity a batch sooner than a batch of group astir apt deliberation I will. When I do it, it will beryllium because I conscionable want to person nan state to beryllium pinch her and her sister, and her different sister and brother. Wherever they are, immoderate they’re doing, I want to beryllium there.”

Strahan joined “Good Morning America” full-time successful 2016 aft leaving “Live pinch Kelly and Michael,” nan greeting show he co-hosted alongside Kelly Ripa since 2012.

The Hall of Fame protect extremity is besides an NFL expert for Fox Sports.

Strahan retired from nan NFL aft he won a Super Bowl pinch nan Giants successful 2008.

The seven-time Pro Bowler spent his full 15-year profession pinch New York and recorded 141.5 sacks — nan 5th astir successful NFL history.

In nan past year, Isabella, 20, underwent 3 surgeries, on pinch six weeks of radiation and 4 rounds of chemotherapy.

The model, who had to relearn really to locomotion and talk, returned to USC for her sophomore twelvemonth successful August, though her betterment is ongoing.

Strahan explained that he lives “more successful nan moment” aft his daughter’s illness.

“I’m much gentle successful a batch of ways,” nan Super Bowl champ said. “I ever loved and appreciated my family, but sometimes you’re conscionable working, working, working. Now I work, but I spot an extremity to that, because I want to walk clip pinch my family. It’s nan astir important thing. I emotion that my girls are successful assemblage and I person nan expertise to spell and walk clip pinch them.

“We’ve ever been a adjacent family, but this past twelvemonth has fixed maine immoderate perspective. At nan extremity of nan time nan astir important point is your kids, your family, your mom, your father, your different loved ones — and conscionable to clasp them adjacent to you, and your friends arsenic well. Now I aftermath up each time and bask that day, much truthful than looking to adjacent week, adjacent month, aliases adjacent year.”

Strahan precocious became a grandfather erstwhile his eldest daughter, Tanita, welcomed a boy successful September.

He had Tanita and boy Michael Jr., pinch his first wife, Wanda Hutchins, earlier welcoming twins Isabella and Sophia pinch his 2nd wife, Jean Muggli.