ROSELLE, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Muhammad Wilkerson was 10 when his mother shared the devastating news with him and his siblings.
Janice Wilkerson had breast cancer. Lots of fear, uncertainty and praying followed.
“As a young kid, you watch movies or see stuff on TV and you hear things about cancer and you just hear a lot of negative,” the New York Jets defensive end said. “You see a lot of bad. That’s what I thought, that I’d never see my mom again and I wondered how life would be without my mom being there.”
Ultimately, it was a scenario that Wilkerson feels blessed to have not had to deal with.