NEW : Family pleads with Washington to negotiate Kenneth Bae 's release . The family of American detainee Kenneth Bae, who was sentenced in North Korea for what the U.S. says is a hostile act against the state, has appealed directly to President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry. Pro- North Korean paper : Bae feels abandoned by U.S. government . Bae says he still suffers medical problems and is worried about going back to labor camp .
NEW : Family pleads with Washington to negotiate Kenneth Bae 's release . Bae , arrested in November 2012 , remains in North Korea . Pro-North Korean paper : Bae feels abandoned by U.S. government . Bae says he still suffers medical problems and is worried about going back to labor camp .