Eager to learn.
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Optimistic, nurturing, enquiring.
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Loyal, funny, driven.
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To have made people healthier and happier.
Time blindness.
Connection, warmth, somebody you can trust and, quite happily, say nothing to.
Six months ago, I decided to move house. I got a skip, cleared everything out and then thought: “Why am I doing this?” So I remained, and I’m glad I did.
I wouldn’t because everything is connected with everything else.
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