In January 2009 Castro asked Cubans not to worry about his lack of recent news columns and failing health, and not to be disturbed by his future death
Mu January 2009 Castro adapempha anthu aku Cuba kuti asade nkhawa ndi kusowa kwake kwa nkhani zaposachedwa komanso kufooka kwa thanzi, komanso kuti asasokonezedwe ndi imfa yake yamtsogolo