Thompson, the associate director of student engagement within Pitt Business, was born with cystic fibrosis, an incurable genetic disease that affects the lungs and pancreas. As Thompson’s doctors told him, most people with cystic fibrosis die young, but Thompson just turned 35 and is in relatively good health — thanks in part to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. #silhouettes2020 Story by staff columnist deviruia Photo by theodschwarz