Lindsay and Charles Shipp

Lindsay Shipp, shown here with husband Charles Shipp, has cystic fibrosis, a disease with a life expectancy of 37. After taking a new drug, ivacaftor, her lung function improved dramatically.

( Priscilla Gragg )

Lindsay Shipp, shown here with husband Charles Shipp, has cystic fibrosis, a disease with a life expectancy of 37. After taking a new drug, ivacaftor, her lung function improved dramatically.

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