Gross’ lawyer, Jared Genser, told The Associated Press that Gross has formally petitioned Cuba’s Supreme Court to be allowed to return home temporarily to visit his elderly mother, who is dying of cancer|A short-lived thaw following President Obama’s inauguration has stalled and American diplomats say no progress in possible as long as Gross remains behind bars|Gross was on a USAID-funded democracy building program when he was arrested at Havana’s Jose Marti airport|But officials in Havana have become increasingly insistent that Gross’s plight be linked to that of five Cuban agents sentenced to long jail terms in the United States|(AP) HAVANA – The wife of imprisoned American Alan Gross said Tuesday she has returned from a trip to Cuba to see her husband, and is fearful he will not survive his long incarceration}

(AP) HAVANA – The wife of imprisoned American Alan Gross said Tuesday she has returned from a trip to Cuba to see her husband, and is fearful he will not survive his long incarceration.

Judy Gross said her husband has developed a mass behind his right shoulder blade, and suffers from degenerative arthritis and 원주출장마사지 other ailments.

The 63-year-old Maryland native, who was obese at the time of his arrest in December 2009, has lost 105 pounds while in custody and now appears gaunt in photos released from a Havana military hospital where he is being held.

“I am devastated by his appearance,” Judy Gross wrote in the statement. “While his spirit remains strong, I fear he is not going to survive this terrible ordeal.”

She begged Cuban President Raul Castro to “put an end to our anguish and let Alan come home.”

There was no immediate reaction from Cuba’s government to Judy Gross’s plea.

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