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.