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Jordan tattoos the words forgive me in thick black letters down the inside of his arm so that when he looks at his wrist he will remember not to hate himself so much. What he keeps forgetting is that there is life after survival.
Buddy Wakefield
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Buddy Wakefield
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: June 4
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Shreveport
Louisiana
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