Close associates of Del Sol report that he is experiencing severe diabetes and hypertension episodes, significant weight loss, and signs of dehydration. Having reached 42 days, Del Sol is in an especially perilous phase, reminiscent of a similar situation in 2019. That 2019 hunger strike lasted 55 days—the longest in his history—and was initiated to challenge the "regulated" policy preventing his son, Adrián del Sol Alfonso, from leaving the country. According to Memory of Nations, Del Sol has undertaken 14 hunger strikes throughout his activist career. This hunger strike highlights the broader plight of political prisoners in Cuba.