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This Florida mother has been living in her teen daughter's ICU room for days, praying she survives Covid-19

Posted on AllSides July 29th, 2021
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Agnes Velasquez remembers the last words her teen daughter said before Covid-19 severely attacked her respiratory system.

"She told me that she loved me," said Velasquez, who rushed her daughter to the hospital.

Velasquez spoke with CNN on a video call from the ICU room at Broward Health Medical Center where her 15-year-old daughter, Paulina, has been battling Covid-19 for about 10 days.

"She can hear me," Velasquez said.

Velasquez showed her daughter up close, her hair combed in a ponytail and her eyes shut. A ventilator tube covers a portion of...

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