Pelé in palliative care: What does that mean and what is the latest that is known about his state of health?

Alarm bells go off in Brazil. For a moment, people forget that their team is advancing accurately in the World Cup Qatar 2022 in which they will play the round of 16 against South Korea. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, the greatest footballer in the history of the Canarinha -and for many of football- was hospitalized in an emergency at a clinic in Sao Paulo last Wednesday for “generalized swelling”. Since then, bad news has been arriving about the Brazilian star.

This Saturday, the newspaper “Folha de Sao Paulo” reported that ‘O Rei’ is currently in palliative care. This is due to the fact that he does not respond to the chemotherapy treatment to which he has been subjected in the past months after colon cancer was detected, for which he underwent surgery in September 2021.

According to the cited source, Pele’s treatment is indicated for “patients with progressive and life-threatening diseases or conditions”. Along the same lines, the note states that .

On Wednesday, the ESPN chain announced that the three-time World Cup champion with the “Canarinha” was admitted to the hospital with generalized swelling and edema and decompensated heart failure. However, the recent report from the hospital specified that the astro “He is stable, with a general improvement in health”.

In fact, the crack published a message on his official Instagram account due to a gesture from the World Cup headquarters. “Friends, I’m in the hospital doing my monthly checkup. It’s always nice to receive positive messages like this. Thanks to Qatar for this tribute, and to everyone who sends me good vibes!”he stated.

“Chemotherapy was not giving results”

The only being on earth to win three World Cups, Pelé is football history. But his last years have not been the best. In September of last year he underwent removal of a colon tumor and since then he has received regular treatment.

“Chemotherapy was not giving results, the clinical picture scares doctors and family members”they maintained on ESPN, where they also pointed out that Pelé was subjected to various tests, since he also had difficulties eating.

“His health is not good, the swelling scared his wife and her carer. All the other times he came to the hospital, admission was scheduled ”indicated the chronicler from the health center, who spoke of the “desperation” of Pelé’s wife when she saw how she was.

Kely, Pelé’s daughter, pronounces herself

In the midst of the concern installed everywhere for Pelé’s health, his daughter, Kely Nascimento, used her social networks to try to reassure her father’s state of health. “A lot of alarm in the media today regarding my dad’s health. He is in the hospital regulating the medication,” she wrote on her Instagram.

“There is no emergency or new serious prognosis. I’m going to be there for New Years and I promise to post some pictures.”, narrowed. To close, Nascimento sent a thank you to the fans of the former soccer player. “We appreciate the concern and love”ended.

The whole world will continue to watch the evolution of Pelé, O’Rei of football.

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