Joe Amabile turned 40 earlier this year. He thought it would be a good idea to get a full-body MRI scan to check on his health. The Bachelor In Paradise alum was shocked when the MRI revealed a brain tumor. He had surgery a few weeks later. Now, he opened up about how ‘worried’ he is about upcoming MRI scans after brain surgery. Keep reading for the latest update.
Joe Amabile Accomplishes Amazing Feat After Brain Surgery
Joe Amabile had brain surgery in early August, a few weeks after the brain tumor was discovered. He was released from the hospital after a few days. The Bachelor Nation star immediately began planning his next move: running the NYC marathon.
Joe Amabile ran the marathon in 2023 and 2025. His doctors cleared him for the 2026 marathon. He wasn’t sure if he would be able to finish the marathon. “I wanted to focus on something positive and it, it helped me so much to put my mindset, not just on focusing on the surgery, because a lot of it was just out of my hands, and the marathon is something that I can control,” he told E! News about his motivation.
Joe Amabile successfully completed the 26-mile marathon just 88 days after undergoing brain surgery.
Bachelor In Paradise Alum Is ‘Worried’ Amid MRI Scans
Joe Amabile’s MRI revealed an astrocytoma, a type of slow-growing brain tumor. He wasn’t having any symptoms. However, doctors were able to remove the whole tumor in August. The Bachelor In Paradise had difficulty speaking and getting overstimulated after the surgery.
Now, it’s time for him to go back for a checkup. Joe Amabile admitted in an Instagram video that he was “worried” about the upcoming MRI scans. “I’ve been feeling a little out of it the past couple days, but the weather is so nice I just went for a run. My first MRI from my surgery is next week, so I’m a little worried about that,” he told his followers.
PEOPLE magazine spoke with the Bachelorette alum ahead of the marathon. “When you go through something like brain surgery, there’s a big risk of how you could come out of it. And where the tumor was in my brain, there was a chance that I could be paralyzed for the first two weeks,” he said at the time.
Joe Amabile got a clean bill of health from his doctors to run the marathon. However, there’s always a chance the tumor could grow back or another could grow. He’s in our thoughts during this difficult time. Stay tuned for updates.
Jennifer Havener grew up in a small town in Upstate New York. She earned her B.A in Writing & Literature from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. She always knew watching reality TV shows and soap operas, particularly ‘Days of Our Lives’, would come in handy someday. When she’s not writing, she’s playing with her dogs, Lola and Ruger