Re: [IRCA] Castro near death

[Walter Salmaniw <salmaniw@xxxxxxx>]

My one and only non-radio related posting.  I hope you fellas don't mind.  I've seen two extremes of view:  Castro is near death, and not to worry, it's minor surgery and he'll be fine in a couple of weeks.  In reality no one knows the answer, and it's my personal (medical) opinion that things are far more serious than my Canadian friend implies.  Anyone at age 80 who has intestinal bleeding has a life-threatening illness.  It's cancer until proven otherwise.  The stress of a recent Argentinian trip holds little water in my view.  Sure it could just be a bleeding ulcer, but nowadays these rarely need surgical intervention.  I suspect more likely that it's a malignancy.  At his advanced age, prognosis is not good.  The Cuban media is playing the age-old communist disinformation methods that were so common in the USSR and Eastern Europe.  I for one am going to keep close tabs on RHC over the next few days.  Watch for somber orchestral music....a sure sign of Castro's passing! ..........Walt Salmaniw, MD   Victoria, BC.


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