Beating the Odds: Reshma Begum
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Welcome to our special five-part series, Beating the Odds. Every day this week we’re telling the true tales of medical miracles that shocked the world: Today we’re discussing Reshma Begum, a seamstress in Bangladesh who was pulled out alive from the wreckage of a building…17 days after it collapsed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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