'Today' co-host Sheinelle Jones' husband Uche Ojeh dies after battle with aggressive cancer

Today co-host Sheinelle Jones’ husband, Uche Ojeh has died after battling with an aggressive form of brain tumour called Glioblastoma. Uche was 45 and the couple was married for 17 years.

“With profound sadness, we share this morning that Uche Ojeh, the husband of our friend and TODAY co-host Sheinelle Jones, has passed away after a courageous battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma,” Savannah Guthrie said on Today May 23. “There are no words for the pain we feel for Sheinelle and their three young children. Uche was an incredible person. We all loved him. And so we want to take a moment to tell you more about the remarkable man who was Sheinelle’s perfect partner in life.”

What is glioblastoma?Glioblastoma — sometimes called GBM for short — is a super aggressive type of brain cancer. Tt's the same type of cancer that affected Senator John McCain and President Joe Biden’s son, Beau Biden. It’s not a common cancer overall, but when it comes to brain tumors, it's one of the worst ones out there.

Glioblastoma is a type of glioma, which means it starts in the brain’s “glial cells” — the little helper cells that support and protect the neurons (your brain’s messaging system). GBM grows really fast and tends to spread quickly into nearby brain tissue, which makes it really hard to remove completely with surgery.

One of the scariest things about glioblastoma is how sneaky it is. It doesn’t usually form a neat little lump you can just cut out. Instead, it sends tiny cancer cells into surrounding areas of the brain. That’s why even if doctors remove the main tumor, it often comes back — because some of those sneaky cells were left behind, hiding in plain sight.

Also, it grows fast. Like, really fast. So symptoms can go from “mild headaches” to major problems pretty quickly. Depending on where the tumor is in the brain, someone might start having memory problems, personality changes, difficulty speaking, or even seizures.

Early symptoms
It usually starts when a person notices something just feels off — maybe they're extra forgetful, suddenly clumsy, or have strange headaches that won’t go away. Doctors will typically order a brain scan like an MRI, and if something looks suspicious, they’ll do a biopsy (which means taking a small piece of the tumor) to confirm if it’s glioblastoma.

Glioblastoma has a poor prognosis. Most people live around 12–18 months after diagnosis, even with treatment.