Mum of newborn rescued from Venezuela rubble says baby motivated her to stay alive
A mother who was pulled from the rubble of her wrecked home in Venezuela with her 18-day-old baby has told the BBC of how her
A mother who was pulled from the rubble of her wrecked home in Venezuela with her 18-day-old baby has told the BBC of how her son helped keep her alive.
Dayana Patino said her son Juan David gave her "motivation to be awake and alert". "As long as he was alive, I was going to be alive. Every
now and then I was touching his nose for proof that he was still breathing," she said. Footage of the rescue has been shared around the world, with
Juan David becoming a symbol of hope in Venezuela, which has been devastated by the twin earthquakes that hit the country on Wednesday - killing at least 1,450 people.
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