Castaway's health takes turn for the worse

[Contrary1]

I hope this poor man pulls through.

"Majuro, Marshall Islands (CNN) -- After showing signs of improvement, Jose Salvador Alvarenga's health has deteriorated.

Alvarenga, who said he was lost at sea for 13 months, returned to a hospital Thursday to be intravenously fed, Mexican Deputy Chief of Mission and Trade Christian Clay-Mendoza said. "Doctors say he's severely dehydrated and low on vitamins and minerals," he said.

Alvarenga, an El Salvadoran who had been living in Mexico, washed ashore on the Marshall Islands eight days ago. Earlier this week, his condition improved enough that he was released from a hospital.

Doctors said Alvarenga's limbs have started to swell, and they can't seem to keep him hydrated.

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Alvarenga's claims have garnered widespread skepticism about how he could survive for 13 months adrift on the Pacific. But from what officials can tell, they have no reason to doubt him..."

http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/06/world/asia/marshall-islands-castaway/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

[JI7]

1. maybe he thinks it was that long but actually shorter

being out there could have affected not just his physical but mental state .