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We're all people, he said simply. It doesn't matter if you're two, thirty-two, or ninety-two. Everyone wants to be treated with respect. Everyone wants to feel like they matter in this world.

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Megan McCafferty
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: January 1
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Megan Fitzmorris McCafferty
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Everyone
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Ninety
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Thirty
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Simply

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