"A few months ago, my family released a short statement saying I had a brain tumor. It was simple, but intentionally vague. They did that to protect my privacy while I was mentally unable to speak for myself and my loved ones were trying to understand what we were dealing with. But now it's time for people to hear directly from me. I have Stage 4 glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of brain cancer. It came on incredibly fast."
"In May I married the love of my life, Brunson Green, at a ceremony in Austin, Texas, that couldn't have been more perfect. In August, we were supposed to go to the US Open, just as every year, but when the car came to take us to the airport, I was nowhere near ready. And for the first time in decades, we missed the flight because I couldn't stay focused to pack."
"I was in the CT machine at UCLA for all of five minutes before the tech pulled me out and said they were going to have me see a specialist. I've had enough CTs in my life to know they last longer than five minutes and whatever the tech had seen on the first images had to be bad. According to my family, in hours, my mental clarity, short-term memory and comprehension disappeared -- turning into an NBA player's version of "Dory" from "Finding Nemo.""
Jason Collins played 13 seasons across six NBA teams and was the first active, openly gay NBA player. He was diagnosed with Stage 4 glioblastoma after a rapid onset of cognitive symptoms, including loss of short-term memory, mental clarity and focus. Initial imaging at UCLA prompted immediate specialist evaluation and swift deterioration described by family. Collins married Brunson Green in May and experienced symptom onset in August, missing planned travel due to inability to pack. Glioblastoma is aggressive, grows within the skull and is difficult to treat; Collins is currently undergoing treatment.
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