An unexpected diagnosis forced a veteran to redirect his life and its focus. Michael Collins is a member of The University of Texas at Arlington's wheelchair basketball team. Collins told CBS News he began playing the sport after serving in the Army.
March 7, 2026
An unexpected diagnosis forced a veteran to redirect his life and its focus. Michael Collins is a member of The University of Texas at Arlington's wheelchair basketball team. Collins told CBS News he began playing the sport after serving in the Army. Before deploying to Afghanistan, a routine physical revealed a cancerous tumor in his leg. At age 26, doctors advised amputation to keep the cancer from spreading. Inside Edition Digital has more.