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Wed28Feb2007

Bachelet: Doctora Presidente to the rescue

18:05 H | Topics: Children - Chile - Latin America - Politics

nNT_.jpgI'm not sure if I'm just overly emotional today, but I was moved when I read on The Latin Americanist that Chilean president Michelle Bachelet rushed to the aid of a child who fainted during a speech she was delivering at a school:

An 8-year-old boy who collapsed after a speech by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet could not have picked a better leader to have nearby: a former pediatrician and mother of three.

She rushed to his side and examined him before he was moved elsewhere for treatment.

"The boy is very well, he's eating cookies and drinking juice," Bachelet said. "His head does not hurt, he has a scratch on the elbow because he fell, but he's in good shape."

She handled it herself. No aides, no agents, no presidential doctors, just her. Can you imagine our president doing that?

Via / The Latin Americanist and Reuters

Image: AP

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