No Colon: Still Rollin'

Cassidy Bargell |

TEDxBoston

• May 2022

My journey as a D1 collegiate rugby player navigating a life changing illness and surgery, and returning to full contact sports. IBD challenged my body and mind in ways that I never expected, but through this experience I have proved to myself physical challenges like losing my colon and using an ostomy bag are not life, or sports, ending. I hope my story will help others faced with similar circumstances to lean-in and know life can again be good.

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