Our Thoughts and Prayers

May the courageous Laura Pollan quickly recover -- for the sake of her family and Cuba.

From AP:

Founder of Cuba’s Ladies in White, Laura Pollan, hospitalized for acute respiratory problems

The founder of a prominent Cuban dissident group, the Ladies in White, was hospitalized for acute respiratory problems and was in intensive care Saturday, family members and associates said.

Laura Pollan went to a hospital Friday and was in serious condition the following day, though stable and showing signs of improvement.

“She is very, very grave,” said Bertha Soler, another member of the group. “They told us she has an acute respiratory deficiency,” and the doctors “think the cause is viral.”