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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.”

(Excerpt) Read more at miamiherald.com ...


TOPICS: Cuba; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: castro; castrodeathwatch; communismkills; cuba; dictator; seanpennspal; stroke
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Old Fuzzy Face was last seen in public in March ... has since returned to the Socialist Worker's Paradise to receive the same outstanding free medical care available to all citizens ... upon which ObamaCare is modeled!

1 posted on 10/18/2012 11:59:26 PM PDT by Zakeet
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To: Zakeet

Sounds like we could be holding a celebration soon


2 posted on 10/19/2012 12:00:26 AM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: Zakeet

Kill a Commie for Mommie.

A stroke will do, it’s too bad they had to suffer under the dictator for so long.


3 posted on 10/19/2012 12:02:22 AM PDT by ansel12 (Mitt Romney is a mixture of LBJ and Nixon, Obama is a mixture of LBJ and Jimmy Carter.)
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To: GeronL

Someone needs to hook his testicles up to a car battery, to see if it helps with his cognitive awareness.


4 posted on 10/19/2012 12:03:18 AM PDT by zipper
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To: Zakeet

Tough cookies, Fidel.


5 posted on 10/19/2012 12:03:36 AM PDT by onyx (FREE REPUBLIC IS HERE TO STAY! DONATE MONTHLY! IF YOU WANT ON SARAH PALIN''S PING LIST, LET ME KNOW)
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To: GeronL

After he expires, maybe they will embalm and in put him in a glass case. Isn’t that were big time commies go when they die?


6 posted on 10/19/2012 12:07:21 AM PDT by oyez ( .Affordable Care is neither affordable nor care.)
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To: GeronL

Nov 6 celebration 1 when Romney wins

Then another celebration soon after would be nice.


7 posted on 10/19/2012 12:08:04 AM PDT by rurgan (Sunset all laws at 4 years.China is destroying U.S. ability to manufacture,makes everything)
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To: Zakeet

Yeah right, as if Castro is subject to the same medical malpractice as the proles; he no doubt receives the best possible treatment that other peoples’ money can buy.


8 posted on 10/19/2012 12:09:39 AM PDT by eclecticEel (Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: 7/4/1776 - 3/21/2010)
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To: Zakeet

I would have wished a more unpleasant end to Castro like bone cancer but any end to the monster is a blessing on humanity.


9 posted on 10/19/2012 12:10:10 AM PDT by Pontiac (The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: raccoonradio

Hey, some lucky guy picked ‘ol Fidel in Howie’s new Death Pool today! What prize will that guy win? ;-)


10 posted on 10/19/2012 12:11:15 AM PDT by nutmeg (I'm with Sarah Palin and Ted Cruz: Romney / Ryan 2012)
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To: Zakeet

Please somebody that knows how to do it...

The “Well,Bye” gif

TT


11 posted on 10/19/2012 12:11:35 AM PDT by TexasTransplant (Radical islam is islam. Moderate islam is the Trojan Horse.)
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To: Zakeet

........“very close to a neurovegetative state.”..........

B-U-M-P!


12 posted on 10/19/2012 12:12:33 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
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To: oyez

lol


13 posted on 10/19/2012 12:12:59 AM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: zipper
Someone needs to hook his testicles up to a car battery, to see if it helps with his cognitive awareness.

Why yes, I totally agree with your cognitive test.
It's always best to start with a car battery before proceeding to the wall socket.

14 posted on 10/19/2012 12:22:50 AM PDT by The Cajun (Sarah Palin, Mark Levin......Nuff said.)
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To: Zakeet

OK, is it too soon to start a death pool on Fidel and Hugo? That is, which assumes room temperature first thanks to the mercies and miracles of socialist medicine?


15 posted on 10/19/2012 12:46:22 AM PDT by MasterGunner01
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To: Zakeet

God has installed an automatic antiseptic in civilizations and governments. It is called time.

Sorry to see Mr Castro leave this world without having a real conversion to Christ. The next life will be so much less fun.


16 posted on 10/19/2012 12:59:18 AM PDT by lurk
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To: Zakeet

He`s not totally dead, but bury him anyway... he`s close enough.

That way he can get a taste of what some of his many thousands of victims went through.

POS can`t go room temp soon enough.


17 posted on 10/19/2012 2:24:06 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Record high turnout is our hope for sending 0bama home. Pray hard!!!)
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To: Zakeet

Someday, hopefully soon, we`ll read of the same happening to George Soros. I want that POS to suffer.


18 posted on 10/19/2012 2:27:00 AM PDT by ScottinVA (Record high turnout is our hope for sending 0bama home. Pray hard!!!)
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To: ScottinVA

Yes sir! We should have a big party when that turd flushes.


19 posted on 10/19/2012 2:34:59 AM PDT by Irenic (The pencil sharpener and Elmer's glue is put away-- we've lost the red wheel barrow)
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To: Zakeet

Jimmy Carter is on his way with flowers and a fruit basket.


20 posted on 10/19/2012 2:40:16 AM PDT by albie ("Work as if you were to live a hundred years. Pray as if you were to die tomorrow." Benjamin Frankli)
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