Castro son sees father's "total" recovery
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The son of ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Thursday that he expects his father to recover totally from surgery that forced him to relinquish power temporarily in July.
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Acting Cuban President Raul Castro said on Thursday his brother Fidel was improving and "on top of everything" in his first comments to the foreign press since stepping in for the 80-year-old Cuban leader six months ago.
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Ramon Castro, the older brother of leader Fidel Castro, said Saturday his more famous sibling is steadily improving after intestinal surgery that has left their younger brother Raul temporarily in charge of the country.
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Fidel Castro's niece said Sunday he was recovering well from surgery and would likely be "very active" again in Cuba's government.
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Cuban leader Fidel Castro said on Wednesday he was eating enough solid food to recover from several intestinal operations that had not been successful at first.
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CUBAN President Fidel Castro, 87, wrote from his hospital bed today that he was doing well after an operation on a knee he broke in a fall.
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A statement signed by Fidel Castro sought to reassure Cubans Wednesday that the 80-year-old Cuban leader is recovering well from several operations
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Cuba's Fidel Castro is recovering well from stomach illness and could return to lead his country, Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque said on Friday.
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Ailing leader Fidel Castro said in a new statement released Tuesday that he's lost more than 41 pounds in more than a month since undergoing intestinal surgery but the "most critical moment has been left behind."
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Havana - Shipwrecked Cuban boy Elian Gonzalez, who reached US shores and triggered an international custody battle, on Saturday wished President Fidel Castro a speedy recovery from a broken knee.
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President Hugo Ch&#xE1;vez said yesterday that Fidel Castro is battling a "very serious illness" but is not dying of cancer. He said he spoke with the Cuban leader , that he is eating cautiously and is well enough to joke. "I'm very well informed," Ch&#xE1;vez said. The Cuban government insists Castro, 80, is recovering after intestinal surgery. ...
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Fidel Castro is sitting up, walking and even working a bit on the eve of his 80th birthday, Cuba's official Communist Party newspaper said Saturday. It was the most optimistic report yet since intestinal surgery forced the Cuban leader to step aside as president.
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HAVANA -- President Fidel Castro told his countrymen in a letter published yesterday that he remained fully in command of Cuba, even while undergoing surgery to rebuild his knee shattered in a fall.
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Convalescing Fidel Castro said in an essay Tuesday that he has been so engrossed with Cuba's performance at the Pan American Games in Brazil that he forgets to eat and take his medicine.
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Convalescing Cuban leader Fidel Castro has gained weight, is exercising twice daily and is in full control of his mental faculties in a signal of his recovery, his brother Raul Castro said on Monday.
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Presidents of some Latin American countries have sent messages for a prompt recovery to Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who injured a knee and an arm after a fall on Wednesday.
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CUBAN President Fidel Castro is back on his feet two months after a fall shattered his left kneecap and broke his right arm. During a visit by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez this week, Mr Castro was shown