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malaise

(269,193 posts) Fri Nov 15, 2013, 06:25 AM Nov 2013

I want to be like my mother

Interviewer - A doctor
shakes head - a great mother.

Nineteen year old Filipino girl who lost both parents. She and her thriteen year old brother survived. She has me in tears.
If I find the BBC clip, I'll post it

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I want to be like my mother (Original Post) malaise Nov 2013 OP

The BBC story is here (link): pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #1

Thanks malaise Nov 2013 #3

I have three friends who have family there.. Luckily for all of them, they were all safe SoCalDem Nov 2013 #2

And they are lucky indeed malaise Nov 2013 #4

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

1. The BBC story is here (link):

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Fri Nov 15, 2013, 08:01 AM

Nov 2013

The young woman's story begins at about 02:15 and she talks about her mother at around 03:10.

Typhoon Haiyan: Plight of survivors 'bleak' despite aid effort
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24950905