UCLA freshman power forward Shareef O'Neal, the son of NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O'Neal, will undergo open-heart surgery in December, according to TMZ Sports.
"I've been an emotional wreck, really," his mother, Shaunie O'Neal, told TMZ."To be honest...I just really have. I still am. I'm just trying to push through."
"It's scary," she continued. "It's scary no matter what. There's nothing anybody can say, do, tell me—it's scary. And, I'm going to be feeling that way until this is over."
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