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How close have you come to dying?Originally asked
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Craig David
British singer
I was caught by a wave while swimming at night with friends in Southampton. That shook me.
Omid Djalili
British stand-up comedian and actor
I had spinal meningitis when I was 13.
On the interstate. Anyone who has driven in the United States will know that you are always very close to death – it is like the wild west on the freeways.
Vanessa Redgrave
British actress and activist
In April 2015 I nearly died, as my heart was finding it too difficult to keep my smoke-destroyed lungs going.
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Whenever I’m with my wife and I’m not preoccupied with work.
A tennis player.
Other people’s suffering.
Your average aid worker, wherever they may be. Any human being doing good by helping others, while putting themselves in harm’s way.
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