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.
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