# @dmregister on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DWhQE_KDGBj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/62154704-dmregister-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/9e2f035aa4.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-03-30T22:00:16.000+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.

#cysticfibrosis #universityofiowa #iowa #medicalresearch

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universityofiowa, medicalresearch, cysticfibrosis, iowa

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