Pedro Knight (born 1921) is an accomplished Cuban musician who is better known for being the husband of legendary singer Celia Cruz. Knight is also a Diabetes sufferer. 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Celia Cruz autobiography. ... This article is about the disease that features high blood sugar. ...

Knight was a trumpetist at the famous Sonora Matancera when Cruz was hired, as a back-up singer. The couple soon began a relationship that lasted until Cruz's death in 2003. Led by 90-year-old guitarist and vocalist Don Regelio Martinez, La Sonora Matancera has been called, by the Guinness Book of World Records[1], the group with the longest duration. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1960, members of the Sonora Matancera moved to Miami, Florida, fleeing Fidel Castro's Cuba. In 1961, they began singing at the prestigious "Hollywood Palladium". 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... City nickname: The Magic City, The American Riviera, The Sixth Borough Location Location of Miami in the State of Florida Government County Miami-Dade Mayor Manuel “Manny” Diaz (R) Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 139. ... Fidel Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926) has ruled Cuba since 1959, when, leading the 26th of July Movement, he overthrew the regime of Fulgencio Batista, and transformed Cuba into the first communist state in the Western Hemisphere. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Knight and Cruz got married in 1962. It was at that point, that Knight decided to step back and let his wife take all the lime-light, although he continued to tour as one of her musicians. Ironically, the fact that he took a step back in order to help his wife's career, also made him famous and well-respected across Latin America. He would be interviewed multiple times by television shows and make multiple show business friendships, including Maria Celeste Arraras, who expressed her respects to him about three months after Cruz's death, by telling him on live television to "remember (that we) all like you". 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... Maria Celeste Arraras is a famous Puerto Rican television reporter and budding actress. ...

Knight was devastated by Cruz's death. Cruz used to call him "Mi cabecita de algodon" ("my small cotton head"). He stood by her side as she suffered from cancer, and he had expressed hope in public that she would recuperate. When normal cells are damaged or old they undergo apoptosis; cancer cells, however, avoid apoptosis. ...

A fact that is not well known by the public is that Knight suffered cancer for some period himself; just one day after Celia Cruz had surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from her breast, Knight underwent through surgery himself, having a cancerous tumor removed from his colon. Human female breasts The term breast, also known by the Latin mamma in anatomy, refers to the upper ventral region of an animals torso, particularly that of mammals, including human beings. ... Colon has several meanings: colon (anatomy) colon (punctuation) colon (rhetoric) See also Colón This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Although he has been able to attend several activities dedicated to his late wife (such as a book signing of Cruz's auto-biography), his health was severely affected by her death, and, on July 7, 2004, he fainted during a cancer fundraiser in Miami, requiring hospitalization. Doctors there diagnosed him with low blood pressure, caused by his Diabetes and by an emotional breakdown during the ceremony. The tone of this article is inappropriate for an encyclopedia. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A physician visiting the sick in a hospital. ...

Knight is currently involved in various posthumous projects dedicated to his wife, including books, CD's and a biographical movie. He has been accused by some of Cruz's relatives as using the fortune she left behind to his own benefit. CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s...

On September 26, 2005, Knight had to be hospitalized once again, this time suffering from a brain stroke. He is expected to have a lengthy but full recovery. September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Comparative brain sizes In the anatomy of animals, the brain, or encephalon (Greek for in the head), is the higher, supervisory center of the nervous system. ... A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted. ...