Hemisphere show of solidarity with Venezuela and Chavez coming up

[rabs]

Foreign Minister Maduro announced today (Saturday) that Latin American and Caribbean leaders had decided to be in Caracas on July 5 for the Independence Day Bicentennial.

Maduro said the foreign ministers had talked among themselves and at their own initiative decided to appear in Caracas, despite the CELAC inauguration having been canceled because of Chavez's recuperation. Maduro said Chavez had accepted their offer.

Maduro did not say how many or who they are, but that they were from the foreign ministry level.

Nice show of solidarity.

[Judi Lynn]

1. Good for them! Very unexpected show of support, solidarity for their friend & his value.

Amazing.

That's going to cheer him up enormously, and give reassurance to his supporters, as well.

Thanks, rabs, for being the one who brought us that great news. Very good friends he's made, and he wouldn't have earned such respect without having broken ground for the people of Latin America. Screw those who hope to return Latin America to U.S. American domination.

[Judi Lynn]

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[rabs]

3. More information from Maduro

Info below is from the opposition El Universal of today



Chavez with brace on left knee, Maduro at right. El Universal does not say when the photo was taken.


-- More details will be revealed to the public in coming days about Chavez's treatment and recuperation process.

-- Maduro denied Chavez had colon cancer.

-- Maduro said in regards to sparse information given to the public, it had been necessary first to be sure that Chavez's condition was okay and that his recuperation was proceeding how it should.

-- Maduro said the operation to extract the cancerous tumor, which was detected in time, had been complicated and had lasted six hours. Chavez is under a strict regimen of diet and exercise.

-- Maduro said the results of the operation and the post examination were done organ by organ, according to the report by oncólogos, patólogos and proctólogos specialists comprised of Venezuelans and Cuban medical doctors who confirmed that the abscessed tumor was able to be completely extracted; all his organs have been examined and found to be in perfect condition.

-- Maduro said Chavez is in full control of his faculties.


For readers of Spanish

http://www.eluniversal.com/2011/07/02/maduro-se-ha-dado-informacion-suficiente-sobre-salud-de-chavez.shtml

[Judi Lynn]

4. Very decent of El Universal to simply write a news story on this!

I'm sure they don't intend to make a habit of it.

Didn' know his operation took so long. They must have really been thorough.

If he hadn't complained of trouble with his knee, and taken the tests, he probably STILL wouldn't have known he had the far larger problem. He's lucky he was speaking with someone who knew him very well, who was sensitized to medical problems, to push him to get help in a hurry.