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José Alberto 'El Güero' Castro Clarifies Verónica Castro's Health After She Appeared With Oxygen
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José Alberto 'El Güero' Castro Clarifies Verónica Castro's Health After She Appeared With Oxygen

From El Comercio · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Verónica Castro appeared with an oxygen tank at her son Cristian Castro's graduation on Aug. 12, prompting concern among followers.
  • Her brother José Alberto Castro said she uses oxygen intermittently and that it is necessary but not a sign of a serious emergency.
  • He linked the respiratory support to the effects of smoking and urged people not to smoke.

Verónica Castro's appearance with an oxygen tank at her son Cristian Castro's graduation prompted concern among her followers. Days later, her brother José Alberto "El Güero" Castro said she uses the device intermittently as part of her daily care.

There are times when she has to use oxygen.

— José Alberto 'El Güero' CastroHe explained that Verónica Castro uses oxygen intermittently as part of her daily care.

"There are times when she has to use oxygen," Castro told reporters. He rejected suggestions that she was facing a severe medical crisis, saying, "No, no, no, no, it's nothing serious. It's simply necessary."

No, no, no, no, it's nothing serious. It's simply necessary.

— José Alberto 'El Güero' CastroHe sought to reassure followers that the oxygen device did not indicate a severe medical emergency.

Castro linked the need for respiratory support to the effects of smoking and added a warning to the public: "That's the bad thing about smoking. Please, don't smoke."

That's the bad thing about smoking. Please, don't smoke.

— José Alberto 'El Güero' CastroHe connected the respiratory support to smoking and issued a public health warning.

Verónica Castro attended the Aug. 12 graduation ceremony at the Teatro Royal Pedregal as the class godmother. Her son, who completed high school at 51, said seeing her with oxygen left him "thrown off" and that he did not know what had happened during the ceremony. He said he intended to find out more about her condition to make sure she was well.

Thrown off.

— Cristian CastroHe described his reaction to seeing his mother use oxygen at his graduation.
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Originally published by El Comercio in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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