Former Brazilian soccer player Edson Arantes do Nascimento ‘Pelé’, 82, today sent a message through his Instagram account calling everyone to stay calm and positive. “I am strong, with a lot of hope and I follow my treatment as always.”
«I want to thank the entire medical and nursing team for all the care I have received. I have a lot of faith in God and every love message I receive from you around the world keeps me energized. And look at Brazil in the World Cup too!”
Pelé was hospitalized last Tuesday due to a relapse in his health. The player was diagnosed in 2021 with colon cancer.
This Saturday the newspaper Folha de Sao Paulo He stated that Pelé has stopped responding to chemotherapy treatment and is in palliative care at a hospital in Sao Paulo.
The health of who is considered one of the two best soccer players in history, along with Maradona, is a source of worldwide attention.
The Albert Einstein Medical Center reported that ‘O Rei’, despite his situation, is stable and responding well to the procedures with which he is being treated for a respiratory infection.
Pelé “has also had a good response to respiratory infection care, without presenting any worsening in his condition in the last 24 hours,” adds the bulletin that the former soccer player himself published.
