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A sense of what’s right, a few quid and some nice paintings.
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Good self-esteem.
A sense of what really matters.
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Throat and neck cancer in 2018. They told me six to eight months if it hadn’t been caught.
A drummer in a famous band or an astronaut.
Fairly decent bloke.
A nice long rest.
Nothing. I survived a cancer scare at 60, so I am just overjoyed to be here.
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