Pelé in a Sao Paulo airport

THE BRAZILIAN DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE CHEMIO

Pelé's health worsens: the legend would be receiving palliative care

Published:3/12/2022 - 17:30h

Updated:3/12/2022 - 17:30h

The health of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, 'Pelé', has worsened considerably in the last few hours. Brazilian media assure that 'O Rei' does not respond to the chemotherapy against the cancer he is suffering from and the doctors have opted for palliative care

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In Brazil begins to fear the worst with the health of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, 'Peeled'. The legend of the world-wide football was ingresado in the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein of Sao Paulo the past Tuesday 29 November by derivative complications of the intestinal cancer that suffers, which would have extended to his liver and lungs. In the last hours, the ex player has not answered to the chemotherapy, by what the doctors have opted for giving him palliative cares.

'Or Rei' was taken part quirúrgicamente in September of 2021 for extirpar the cells cancerígenas in his colon, but this year reappeared tumors in the same zone, in addition to the liver and the lung. The half Brazilian 'Folha of Sao Paulo' ensures that the treatment that receives the Brazilian of 82 years have like aim reduce the pain, since "they are cares recommended for all the patients with ailment or progressive conditions and potentially mortal".

By his part, the directive of the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein only informed that I Peeled was ingresado to treat a respiratory infection and that answered to the treatment "with a mejoría general of his state of health". Kely Nascimento, daughter of the ex forward, also ensured that his father kept in good condition. Likewise, the legend of the world-wide football published a message the Friday in his account of Instagram to reassure to his followers.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A publication shared by Peeĺ (@peel)

"Friends, am in the hospital doing my monthly visit. Always it is pleasant to receive positive messages like this. Thanks to Qatar by this homage, and to all those that send me good vibrations", wrote in his official profile. The own did Kely, his daughter: "Hello fellow. A lot of alarm in the means today regarding the health of my father. It is in the hospital regulating the medication. Some of my brothers are visiting him in Brazil. I will be there for New Year and promise to publish some photos. Really and truly, we appreciate the worry and the love!", it published the daughter of Peeled.

The communiqué of 'Folha' that lit the alarms

"I peeled it is in exclusive palliative cares. This means that it has suspended the chemotherapy and that follows receiving measured of comfort to relieve the pain and the fault of air without subjecting to therapies invasivas", published the newspaper of Sao Paulo in his edition of the Saturday. One of the first in manifesting his support to 'Or Rei' was Kylian Mbappé, the one who shared with the Brazilian in an event in 2019 in Paris and, since, did fellow. "Pray by the King", wrote the French star in his account of Twitter.

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