A Cuban resident in Havana expressed a strong outcry about the deterioration of living conditions on the island, characterized by a lack of water, high prices, shortages of food and medicine, and an income that, as she reported, is insufficient to keep pace with the cost of living.
“They are killing us without the need for bombs or rifles,” wrote Gretel Aparicio in a Facebook post, where she expressed her fatigue at having to confront daily shortages in Cuba.
Aparicio stated that he is still without water and pointed out that the rain has become a source of relief for many Cubans amid the difficulties of supply.
"Never has a Cuban been so grateful for rain", he stated.
He also mentioned the constant increase in product prices while incomes remain virtually unchanged for many families.
"The prices rise each time a new day dawns, while for many, the money remains the same," he lamented.
The Cuban emphasized those who cannot maintain a conventional job and rely on work done from their own homes to survive.
To that situation, he added, we must consider the difficulties of caring for children when they fall ill. “Medications are nowhere to be found, and food is becoming increasingly scarce every day. Where are we going to end up, Lord?” he questioned.
Aparicio's words once again reflect the accumulated weariness in many Cuban households, where basic needs such as access to water, food, medicine, or sufficient income have become a daily concern.
However, this is not the first time Aparicio has publicly expressed her despair. At the beginning of July, she stated that she was willing to "sell" her house, her bed, her refrigerator, and even her dreams because she no longer found comfort in her own home.
On that occasion, he also reported the lack of water, power outages, the heat that prevented his son from sleeping, and the need to cook with charcoal.
Her new outpouring adds to other testimonies from Cuban women who have described similar situations in recent months.
In May, a mother participating in the protests in Havana stated that "the children are going hungry" and described families without food, jobs, or money.
Days later, another mother who worked as an independent pastry chef confessed to being “mentally exhausted” after spending over 26 hours without electricity, a situation that had paralyzed her business and also impacted her daughters' rest.
The same sentiment emerged in June in the testimony of a Cuban who stated "I am a mother and I can no longer continue" as she described the exhaustion of explaining to her daughter why they lived amidst blackouts, shortages, and difficulties in obtaining food.
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