The relatives of the soccer legend Edson Arantes do Nascimento ‘Pelé’ assured this Wednesday that they are experiencing moments full of “much sadness and despair” at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, where the Brazilian star has been hospitalized for almost a month. .
“These moments are difficult to explain. Sometimes they are very sad and desperate, other times we laugh and talk about funny memories,” said Kely Nascimento, one of Pelé’s daughters, in a message shared on social networks.
The three-time world champion was admitted to the health center on November 29 to reassess the chemotherapy treatment he was receiving to combat colon cancer that he was diagnosed with in 2021. In addition to treating a respiratory infection.
Later, on December 21, the doctors at the hospital assured that the cancer had advanced and that Pelé needed more care in relation to kidney and heart failure that he was suffering from.
The legendary 10 of the Canarinha has been accompanied during the last days with his family, and through social networks they have given information about his state of health.
Pelé is supported at all times by his wife and children, who, through social networks, are sharing their experiences from inside the hospital.
“And what we learn the most from all of this is that we have to reach out to each other and stay close. That’s the only way it’s all worth it. With everyone together, “said Pelé’s daughter on her Instagram profile.
Pelé’s delicate health, considered by many to be the best soccer player of all time, has generated worldwide concern and, at the same time, various tributes around the planet since his hospital admission.
In this context, Santos, the Brazilian club where he became a world icon and where he played for nearly two decades, has decided to include a crown in honor of its “king” on its shield.
With information from EFE.
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