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Mum of newborn rescued from Venezuela rubble says baby motivated her to stay alive
Key takeaways
- Figure caption, 'A miracle': Mother and son in hospital after being pulled from rubble.
- 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.
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Figure caption, 'A miracle': Mother and son in hospital after being pulled from rubble. 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.
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