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Report: Former Islanders captain Kenny Jonsson diagnosed with Crohn's Disease

Back in November, our friend Zeb from Eyes On The Prize brought to our attention a story from Sweden about former Islanders captain Kenny Jonsson, who was experiencing some grave health problems after collapsing behind the bench while coaching a youth hockey tournament. At the time, doctors were unsure about what caused the infection and blood poisoning that had put him in intensive care and caused him to lose a great deal of weight.

After months of tests and treatments, Jonsson finally got an official diagnosis: Crohn's disease, a chronic gastrointestinal inflammation that affects 1.