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What Happens When You Escape Death?
Jimmy Menkhaus, 42, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis at birth and believed for years that he’d die in his mid-30s. (Photo by Sarah Rice for The Free Press)
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By Oliver Wiseman
11.02.23
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Today in The Free Press, we bring you the extraordinary story of Jimmy Menkaus. 

Until recently, all the big decisions Jimmy had made in his life were defined by the fact he had cystic fibrosis. The disease meant he’d be dead by his mid-thirties. In light of this, Jimmy was in a hurry to make sense of his short life. He wanted to know what it meant and w…

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Oliver Wiseman
Oliver Wiseman is the deputy editor of The Free Press. Previously, he was the executive editor of The Spectator World and a regular contributor to UnHerd, City Journal, the Evening Standard, and a range of other publications.
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