Sister Defends Nasser Hilsaca After His Death, Decrying Stigma

Published on Honduras Daily · Aug 9, 2026 · Originally reported August 8, 2026 by HCH

After Nasser Hilsaca's death, his sister spoke out against the stigma and discrimination he faced, explaining that his weight gain came from severe fluid retention tied to an underlying medical condition, not obesity or poor habits.

An auto-translated English version isn’t available for HCH, so this opens the original in Spanish. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.

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