Two of the first Africans to be brought to North America in 1619 were simply called Anthony and Isabella they were married and in 1624 gave birth to the first Black child born in English America naming him William Tucker in honor of a Virginia Planter.
Life Expectancy and Survival Rates. 5-year survival rate for Lupus: It is estimated that 97 percent of individuals with SLE live at least five years (Source: excerpt from Connective Tissue Diseases: NWHIC).
In fact, as recently as the 1960s, most children with cystic fibrosis did not live past preschool age [source: Cystic Fibrosis Canada]. Moreover, not so long ago in the 1980s, people with cystic fibrosis had an average life expectancy of 14 years. How CIPA Works.