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Hugo Chavez 'Clinging to Life'

Venezuelan has 'severe' respiratory infection, says official statement

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 5, 2013 5:51 AM CST | Updated Mar 5, 2013 7:30 AM CST

(Newser) – Things are not looking good for Hugo Chavez. Unlike the rosy updates we were hearing earlier this year, the latest report on the Venezuelan leader's health has him battling a "severe" new respiratory infection and breathing problems, CNN reports. His condition is "very delicate," per the official statement read on state-run TV last night, as he receives "high-impact chemotherapy" and other treatments for his cancer, Reuters reports. "The commander-president remains clinging to Christ and to life, conscious of the difficulties that he is facing," says Venezuela's information minister.

In this Feb. 15, 2013, file photo, a woman holds a copy of a photo released by the government, showing Hugo Chavez at a Havana hospital with two of his daughters, in Caracas, Venezuela.
In this Feb. 15, 2013, file photo, a woman holds a copy of a photo released by the government, showing Hugo Chavez at a Havana hospital with two of his daughters, in Caracas, Venezuela.   (AP Photo/Fernando Llano, File)
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COMMENTS
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Neuman
Mar 5, 2013 11:34 AM CST
Somewhere the smallest violin in the world...
LReyes
Mar 5, 2013 10:17 AM CST
Who's depressed over a dying tinhorn Castro wannabe?
Utgard_Loki
Mar 5, 2013 9:39 AM CST
I wouldn't wish the slow and torturous death of cancer on anyone.  Anyone who has had to witness a loved one suffer from this would not be gleeful.
 

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