Cuban dissident Vladimir Morera has ended his hunger strike after almost three months. Morera, who is serving a four-year prison sentence, remains hospitalized and is said to be in a weakened state.

In a report with Fox News Latino, the 45-year-old Morera was arrested in April last for placing rebellious paintings on his house's walls in Manicaragua, Villa Clara province. It was the same day that municipal elections were being held nationwide. The so-called rebellious paintings allegedly made it look like as if the municipal elections were nothing more than a sham.

The prisoner's son, Vladier Morera, said that when he last visited his father on Sunday at the intensive care unit of Arnaldo Millan Castro University Hospital in Villa Clara, his father appeared "dazed and confused." He added that his father did recognize him, but he did not seem to know why he was lying in the hospital in a weakened state.

It was previously reported by local news agency Diario de Cuba that the older Morera coughed up blood around eight times during his transfer from prison to the hospital. At that time, medical staff feared that the prisoner would develop gastrointentestinal bleeding.

Morera had grown very weak and only weighed about 45 kilos. The 45-year old was also experiencing vision problems and had initially refused to be set up with an IV.

The younger Morera said that the doctors of the hospital said that his father was suffering from memory loss because of malnourishment. He was also suffering the effects of not taking his vitamins, but they assured the younger Morera that his father will be back on his feet little by little. Vladier said that his father has been taking liquid nourishment by hand for the past five days. 

The older Morera previously served an earlier sentence in 2014. He was one of the 53 political prisoners released by Cuba last year at the request of the United States, after the renewal of the two nation's diplomatic ties was announced.

In an earlier report with Reuters, the United States appealed to the Cuban government to release Morera on account of his failing health. The prisoner went on a hunger strike on Oct. 9 to demand his release.

State Department spokesman Mark Toner said in an official statement that he was concerned about the 45-year-old's deteriorating physical health. He immediately appealed to Havana to release him from prison.