# @dmregister on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@dmregister/video/7617482758515854606
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/59646816-dmregister-tiktok
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/014b210608.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-03-15T18:00:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) — https://gondola.cc/DMRegister

## Caption

William O'Neal II wasn't supposed to be here. Years earlier doctors had put a stopwatch on his life. Cystic fibrosis was supposed to cut his life short. Now he's a poet at the Iowa Writers' Workshop and forming a bond with a researcher who helped save his life. Tap the link in our bio for part one of Miracle of Breath. 🎥 Des Moines Register/HHMI Tangled Bank Studios/USA TODAY Studios #cysticfibrosis #universityofiowa #iowa #medicalresearch #iowafyp

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- **Views:** 1,007
- **Likes:** 50
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iowafyp, universityofiowa, medicalresearch, cysticfibrosis, iowa

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