1María Terán poses at her home in Caracas (Venezuela).
Terán's four children left Venezuela several months ago.
His mind begins to fail and he does not remember well.
Sometimes you do not remember the names of your grandchildren.
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2Yilmer, Arianny, Yuderlin, Alex, Leidymar and Gonzalo, María Terán's grandchildren, rest at their grandmother's house.
María Terán takes care of her 10 grandchildren in Caracas (Venezuela).
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3Alice Ortiz is the mother of her two great-grandchildren and two of her grandchildren.
"Thank God we have not gone to bed without eating and we have not been so hungry," says Ortiz, who has cared for the children for four years.
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4Alice Ortiz helps her great-grandchildren Ender and Eider with their homework, in an image from March 4, 2021. Miguel Gutiérrez EFE
5Alice Ortiz walks with her great-grandson Ender in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas.
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6Noris González poses at his home with his grandchildren Luisnet, Marielys, Diego, Luisangel, Santiago, and Luisneidy, on March 4, 2021. Miguel Gutiérrez EFE
7 Noris González's five grandchildren are minors, whom he cares for at 54 years of age.
"What is the most difficult thing? Maintain them," says Noris, the resident of the La Vega neighborhood, west of Caracas.
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Being a mom once more in Venezuela
2021-03-10T23:13:24.104Z
Venezuelans have migrated to the United States and Spain in the face of deteriorating political and socioeconomic conditions. Grandmothers take care of their grandchildren