In 2002, Rayna DuBose was a star athlete on Virginia Tech Women’s Basketball team when she was diagnosed with a rare bacterial infection and lost her four limbs.

In today’s episode, Rayna walks us through her journey. She discusses the mentors who encouraged her to get back in the game and share her inspirational story with others.

Rayna has been recognized with many prestigious awards in sports and has appeared in several national news outlets. Among them: HBO Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, CBS Sports, the CBS Early Show, and local news stations. Currently, she is a basketball coach and motivational speaker. She has keynoted events with NCAA schools, youth leadership groups, doctors, troubled youth, fortune 500 companies, etc.

The Carleena Show podcast is hosted by Carleena Angwin | Ordinary People Share Their Hero’s Journey | Video Editing & Graphic Design by Steven Llorca

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Episode Links

• Baltimore Sun
• Virginia Tech Athletics: Win and Losses: The Rayna DuBose story
• Rayna DuBose Website
• Her Mind Magazine: Rayna DuBose Helps Young Athletes Define Tough
• Rayna on Facebook
• Rayna on Twitter

Listen on YouTube:

Rayna DuBose Documentary by Virginia Tech Athletics: