{"id":336,"date":"2026-08-28T15:41:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:41:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/?p=336"},"modified":"2026-08-28T15:41:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:41:35","slug":"former-bachelor-in-paradise-star-joe-amabile-opens-up-after-brain-tumor-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kcfj570am.com\/?p=336","title":{"rendered":"Former ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ star Joe Amabile opens up after brain tumor surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Joe Amabile attends ‘The GOAT’ Los Angeles Tastemaker Event at Ysabel on April 30, 2024 in West Hollywood, California. (Anna Webber\/Getty Images for Prime Video)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former Bachelor in Paradise<\/em> star Joe Amabile is opening up after undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor.<\/p>\n

The reality star and podcast host, 40, spoke with Good Morning America<\/em> to share an update three weeks after his surgery about what lies ahead for him, including taking daily medication and waiting for his speech to return.<\/p>\n

“I still struggle a little bit,” Amabile said about his difficulties with speech after the surgery. “I could think of what to say, but I would have a hard time vocalizing it. And I would say I’m about 90% back.”<\/p>\n

Amabile said he first learned about the tumor in July after doing an elective full-body MRI screening. He talked about it in an Instagram post, revealing that he’d need to have surgery to remove the “blueberry-sized lesion” in his left frontal lobe.<\/p>\n

“According to my doctor, I wouldn’t probably know about this until I eventually had a seizure,” Amabile said in an interview that aired Friday on GMA<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Amabile’s doctor, Dr. Alexandra Miller, chief of neuro-oncology at the Perlmutter Cancer Center, told GMA<\/em> that follow-up scans at NYU Medical Center pointed toward a tumor called an astrocytoma.<\/p>\n

Miller said the tumor has a “good prognosis,” adding, “It was a really good thing and very lucky that he was able to find it early.”<\/p>\n

According to the National Cancer Institute, astrocytoma is a type of glioma, or tumor, that forms in star-shaped cells called astrocytes in the brain and spinal cord.<\/p>\n

Astrocytomas may be benign or malignant and are grouped based on their grade, which is determined by how abnormal the tumor cells look under a microscope and how quickly the tumor is likely to grow, spread and come back after treatment, according to the NCI.<\/p>\n

Low-grade astrocytomas are more common in children, while high-grade astrocytomas, such as glioblastoma, tend to grow and spread within the brain and spinal cord quickly and are more common in adults.<\/p>\n

The NCI says treatment for astrocytoma in addition to surgery includes observation, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and targeted therapy.<\/p>\n

The reality star went in for surgery in early August and the procedure was successful. Amabile said he’s also taking daily medication to keep the tumor at bay.<\/p>\n

After spending four days in the hospital and more time recovering at home, Amabile said that he was able to get back to his routines, including taking a run just 15 days after his surgery, which he documented on Instagram.<\/p>\n

Following the surgery, Amabile said sharing his experience with others, including documenting his experience on social media, has been “super important.”<\/p>\n

“I think being able to share so other people can relate, and people who are going through it, I think is, it’s super important,” Amabile said.<\/p>\n

By his side through all of it has been his wife, Serena Pitt, whom he met on Bachelor in Paradise<\/em>.<\/p>\n

“Unexpected challenges are going to be thrown your way and I feel like it has made me feel very grateful for the partner that I chose,” Pitt told GMA<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2026, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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