Bachelor Alum Joe Amabile Reveals Prognosis After Brain Surgery, Says He’s ‘Overwhelmed’ but ‘Staying Positive’

Joe Amabile is sharing a health update after undergoing brain surgery.

On Wednesday, August 12, the Bachelor alum — who is widely known to fans as “Grocery Store Joe” — posted a video on Instagram and gave followers an update on his recovery after he had a brain tumor removed.


“I’m back. It’s been a full week since my surgery. Recovery has been really great, for the most part,” he said. “I think I struggled at the beginning with speaking. Just like knowing what to say but not being able to say it. And then just pain, obviously. But it’s been a full week. I’m off Oxy. I’m off all the painkillers. I take a few Tylenol here and there.”

Amabile, 40, then revealed his prognosis, which he said was “fairly good.” He said doctors confirmed that he has a low grade astrocytoma, a type of cancerous brain tumor. A brain astrocytoma can “cause headaches, seizures, nausea or changes in mood or behavior,” according to the Mayo Clinic.

“When it comes to malignant brain tumors, they don’t know what’s left over,” he continued. “So I will be going on treatment, which is just a pill every day for the rest of my life to put the bad cells to sleep. And hopefully they stay asleep.”

“And that’s it. And that’s all I can do,” he added.

In the caption, Amabile thanked his followers for the support.


“I know a lot of you have reached out with so much love and support and it means a lot,” he wrote. “If I haven’t got back to you it’s not because I didn’t see it, it’s because I don’t like you. Lol jk. I love you guys, I’ve just been very overwhelmed and focused on rest/recovery but the support means so much.”