# @dmregister on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DWEssfnj7tt
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/60449530-dmregister-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-03-19T16:52:56.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) — https://gondola.cc/DMRegister

## Caption

The doctors told William O’Neal II’s parents they would outlive their baby boy soon after his first cry.

In 1999, a cystic fibrosis diagnosis meant a life expectancy of about 30 years. Maybe 40. At ab-so-lute best.

Would an Iowa researcher's work be the miracle the family prayed for over the years? 

Tap the link in our bio for part 2 of Miracle of Breath. 

#Iowa #CysticFibrosis #MedicalResearch

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medicalresearch, cysticfibrosis, iowa

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