This talented athlete has accomplished so much in spite of her Crohn’s disease challenges. She is highly motivated, strong, positive, and kind — PURE INSPIRATION!
The New England Chapter will be honoring Dr. Bharati Kochar MD, MS, 2023 Rising Healthcare Leader in IBD, and Jamie Horrigan, 2023 Rising Community Leader in IBD, for their impact on the IBD community at Stories from the Gut on Wednesday, August 2.
Kayleigh OMahony lives in Lowell, is in grad school at UMass Lowell for her Master’s in Education and she is running the Boston Marathon on Monday, April 17, 2023. In the summer of 2012, she was admitted to Boston Children's Hospital with severe stomach pains, loss of appetite, extreme weight loss and fatigue. Doctors were baffled by her case, but after a month-long stay in Children's, she was diagnosed with Crohn's disease.
What I Wish I Knew
In 2009, when our youngest child was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis at age six, our family didn’t know what lay ahead.
