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Paul McCartney

You see, my mother was a district nurse until she died when I was 14, and we used to move from time to time because of her work.

Paul McCartney

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Paul McCartney is explaining that his mother worked as a nurse who traveled around a specific area to care for patients, and she continued this job until she passed away when he was a teenager. Because of her job, their family had to relocate several times to different places.

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