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Jackie: Hello, welcome to People & Places with me, Jackie Dalton. Joshua Jones
was born with the illness cystic fibrosis. It's a condition which causes
blockages in the lungs and other organs of the body. Today we'll find out
about the amazing things Joshua has done in the face of this serious illness.
Cystic fibrosis can affect people to different degrees. Some suffer a lot from
the condition; others can lead a fairly normal life. Joshua thinks he's doing
quite well. How does he think he has managed to stay so healthy? Listen to
find out.
Joshua
I'm very lucky, from a very young age, I've been very fit. I've had a lot of help from my
family and I think, for me, the sport definitely has kept me where I am.
Jackie: Joshua says he's doing so well because he has had support from his family
and he does a lot of sport – he's fit and active. He said 'Sport has kept me
where I am,' meaning it's stopped things from getting. Joshua says on
average people with cystic fibrosis live until the age of 30. He'll use the
expression 'life expectancy' to explain this – life expectancy – how long
someone is expected to live. Joshua says this low life expectancy has
affected his attitude towards life – in what way?
Joshua
The average life expectancy of anyone who suffers from cystic fibrosis is around 30. And
that, to me, is just the biggest thing of all. You know, I mean, to know that you might not
be here in another ten years, you got to do everything you can to live, you know, and have
the best experience of life that's possible.
Jackie: Did you get the answer? Joshua says he does everything he can to really
make the most of life, to get the best experience possible. Listen again.
Joshua
The average life expectancy of anyone who suffers from cystic fibrosis is around 30. And
that, to me, is just the biggest thing of all. You know, I mean, to know that you might not
be here in another ten years, you got to do everything you can to live, you know, and have
the best experience of life that's possible.
Jackie: So Joshua is determined to live life to the full – to make the most of every
moment. Just one of the things he's done is to climb Mount Kilimanjaro –
the highest mountain in Africa. He did it for charity, to raise money to help
other ill people. Listen to him describe his trip. Try to answer this question:
why did he get up at one o'clock in the morning on the last day up?
Joshua
You trek to the mountain through the rainforest and over a plain, the desert plain first. It
takes about three days to get to the top. You rest at midnight on your last night and you set
off at about one o'clock in the morning to get to the summit for the sun to rise. Because it's
the most amazing experience, you know, you can see the whole of Africa from the top and
then to see the sun rise, it's just incredible.
Jackie: Well, Joshua got up at one o'clock in the morning to get to the summit – to
the top of the mountain, to watch the sunrise. But climbing Mount
Kilimanjaro wasn't enough for Joshua. He wanted to push himself even
further and do something that might help raise even more money for charity.
What did he and his friend Scott decide to do?
Joshua
We set out to raise sort of forty thousand pounds and we thought, "If we do something a bit
different, out of the ordinary, we might be able to raise a little bit more." So we thought,
"Right, ok why not having a boxing match on the top."
Jackie: Joshua and his friend decided to have a boxing match when they got to the
top of Mount Kilimanjaro. And that's not all…how did they make it even
harder?
Joshua
And we thought "Right, ok, well why don't we take out

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