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Fidel Castro suffered a stroke, Venezuelan doctor says
Miami Herald ^ | October 18, 2012 | Juan Carlos Chavez

Posted on 10/18/2012 11:58:51 PM PDT by Zakeet

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and his state of health is so precarious that he has trouble feeding, speaking and recognizing people, said a Venezuelan physician who assured El Nuevo Herald that he has access to firsthand sources and information.

“He suffered an embolic stroke and recognizes absolutely no one,” said José Marquina, a respected doctor who in the past has claimed to have direct information about the illness affecting President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela.

“The people with a condition of this nature have difficulty eating and, of course, they end up with total deficit in their neurologic capacities.”

Rumors about Castro’s health have circulated consistently in social networks and the media. But the speculations intensified recently, to the point that word spread that he had died and that the Cuban government would make an official announcement to that effect.

Castro was last seen in public in March, during the visit to Cuba of Pope Benedict XVI. Since June, he has not written his opinion columns, called “Reflections.” He did not send any message or congratulation to Chávez for his recent election victory.

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Castro receives no therapy to improve his condition because his neurological state does not allow it, Marquina added. Marquina described Castro’s condition as “very close to a neurovegetative state.”

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TOPICS: Cuba; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: castro; castrodeathwatch; communismkills; cuba; dictator; seanpennspal; stroke
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To: Zakeet

Time wounds all heels.


21 posted on 10/19/2012 2:52:25 AM PDT by Uncle Lonny
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To: albie

And King Barry will be there for the funeral.


22 posted on 10/19/2012 2:54:57 AM PDT by Fresh Wind (If Obama is an empty chair, then Biden is the whoopee cushion.)
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To: Zakeet

How many times have we heard that he’s about to make a permanent trip to the fiery south? Yet he’s still here and kicking. I’ll believe it when we get an official statement of his death.

I wonder if Fidel, who is supposedly this benevolent communist who cares about the poor and equality, is being cared for in this dump like the citizens of his country:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8N5HFzd1zk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8T4SinsfWQ

Didn’t think so.


23 posted on 10/19/2012 3:12:49 AM PDT by Pinkbell
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To: GeronL

Call me after the funeral, once the casket is six feet below ground and covered with dirt. Fidel has been dead or near dead for nearly all my life.


24 posted on 10/19/2012 3:37:51 AM PDT by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: Zakeet

This must be our October surprise, and it’s a good one.


25 posted on 10/19/2012 4:10:19 AM PDT by GatĂșn(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)
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To: Zakeet

One Commie is the be voted out of office on November 6 while another Commie is about to assume room temperature.

Good times.


26 posted on 10/19/2012 4:15:53 AM PDT by TMA62 (Al Sharpton - The North Korea of race relations)
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To: zipper

LOL. That’d do it.


27 posted on 10/19/2012 4:38:38 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (The 0bummer Penguin: I played this country like a harp from hell.)
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To: Zakeet

I hope he has a long and painful death. Adios mofo.


28 posted on 10/19/2012 4:41:43 AM PDT by catfish1957 (My dream for hope and change is to see the punk POTUS in prison for treason)
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To: Zakeet

That icehole is still alive?


29 posted on 10/19/2012 4:43:35 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you really want to annoy someone, point out something obvious that they are trying hard to ignore)
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To: AppyPappy

It’s been a great couple of days :)


30 posted on 10/19/2012 4:55:00 AM PDT by Michigander222
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To: TexasTransplant

31 posted on 10/19/2012 4:59:10 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (The 0bummer Penguin: I played this country like a harp from hell.)
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To: Zakeet

In anticipation of Castro’s demise, Satan is stoking the fires in hell and Jimmy Carter is packing his bags to attend the funeral.


32 posted on 10/19/2012 5:22:20 AM PDT by The Great RJ
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To: GeronL

The fact he is still living is tribute to his irrelevancy


33 posted on 10/19/2012 5:24:37 AM PDT by bert ((K.E. N.P. N.C. +12 ..... Present failure and impending death yield irrational action))
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To: ScottinVA
Someday, hopefully soon, we`ll read of the same happening to George Soros. I want that POS to suffer.

Amen, the man is as evil as they come.

34 posted on 10/19/2012 5:25:46 AM PDT by unixfox (Abolish Slavery, Repeal The 16th Amendment!)
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To: nutmeg

No.


35 posted on 10/19/2012 5:51:22 AM PDT by GOPsterinMA (The Glove don't fit, but it's better than a burqa.)
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To: Zakeet

What a stroke of luck, by jove!!!


36 posted on 10/19/2012 5:52:58 AM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: Zakeet

Sounds like Cuba may have a real chance of “Hope and Change”

thats LEAVING communism vs going FORWARD into it.


37 posted on 10/19/2012 5:56:50 AM PDT by Eye of Unk (OPSEC)
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To: Zakeet

I know one of the things the Coast Guard used to consider as a potential “surge” event was the death of Castro and the potential for many, many refugees taking the opportunity to try to get out. That was before Castro established a succession plan by making his brother the titular big cheese so maybe it’s less a concern now. But could you imagine how energized the Cuban community would be if Castro dies and desperate refugees in large numbers are being scooped out of the ocean and sent back to Cuba?


38 posted on 10/19/2012 6:47:45 AM PDT by pepsi_junkie (Who is John Galt?)
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To: pepsi_junkie

bttt


39 posted on 10/19/2012 8:28:01 AM PDT by ConservativeMan55
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To: Zakeet

how many times can an evil SoB of a despot of a dictator die?

Come on down, You’re the next contestant on

‘As the Corpse Rots’

Ya’d think the media would wise up eventually..
uhh

What am I saying? ;-]


40 posted on 10/19/2012 8:57:11 AM PDT by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi)
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