"They were very frail and shy kids," he says.
But he is very frail, and a painful hip ailment has put him in a wheelchair.
"He was very frail and small," she remembers, "but his presence was incredibly powerful".
To interview one of them who was very frail and very deaf, I had to hop under an ancient afghan and talk to her in her bed, and the camera kept turning.
José Salvador Alvarenga's health is "very frail" and he will not return home until he is able to make the journey, Diego Dalton, an official with El Salvador's embassy in Tokyo, said on Saturday.
She said that Javier, Nixzmary's older brother, had told prosecutors Wednesday that "he has prayed that when Cesar gets out of jail he is very frail and weak so that he can't hurt any other children again".
"The position today is very frail and children are not consistently safeguarded," Peter Hay admitted to me.
Similarly, patients who are very frail and unable to attend the general practice surgery may be less likely to be vaccinated, but much more likely to die or be admitted to hospital.
Thus, the participants suggested designating a daytime carer to provide round-the-clock care and supervision: "Just like daytime domestic helper, she can stay with the patient... Most of elderly are very frail and need round-the-clock care.
In previous courtroom appearances, the former president was on a gurney and was said by allies to be very frail.
