My uncle, Edward Wood Dunham. He has Parkinson’s disease and faces every day with bravery, humor, and a gin-and-tonic.
Which living person do you most admire, and why?
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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When were you happiest?
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What most recently made you cry?
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The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A
The Guardian's Q&A repeatedly uses this prompt, sometimes dropping 'living' while retaining the same comparative judgment.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
My mother, Mary Davidson, for having me at 16 – a child herself – and raising me with very little.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 September 2015 source ↗
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People I went to school with who have careers as doctors and teachers.
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Anyone who is risking their life to cross a body of water with their family to escape war.
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