The girl who could DIE every time she falls asleep: Parents of toddler, 3, with a rare, incurable condition reveal their daily agony

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The parents of a toddler who could die every time she falls asleep due to a rare, incurable disorder have spoken of their agony.

Every night, Paula Teixeira’s, three, mother Silvana tirelessly tries to protect the youngster from passing away as she nods off.

Paula, from Zamora, Spain, has Ondine Syndrome, which affects between 1,000 and 1,200 people worldwide and causes the toddler to stop breathing the moment she falls asleep, putting her at risk of death.

Silvana said: ‘Since Paula came home, we can’t sleep as we used to before. One of your eyes is closed and the other is wide open thinking is everything okay.

‘She will always need a person to watch her sleep. Always, all her life.’

Although Paula is well enough to live at home and go to school, she requires a ventilator to feed her with oxygen every night while she sleeps.

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