In a statement dealing with the health of the 3-time world champion, the doctors explained: "Pele suffers from the development of tumors, and requires more comprehensive care to treat renal and heart failure".
The Brazilian will remain in hospital "In a regular room, where he receives the necessary care".
Minutes before the statement was published, two of Pele’s daughters, Kelly Nascimento and Flavia Arantes, announced via Facebook "Instagram"that their father would spend Christmas in the hospital, and they said: "It’s over at our Christmas house. We decided with the doctors, that for various reasons, it would be best to stay here, with all the care our new family had to offer".
Pele has suffered because of his increasingly deteriorating health in recent years, and has been undergoing regular chemotherapy since he was diagnosed with colon cancer last year. He also underwent surgery to remove the tumor in September 2021, and spent a month in the hospital.
Pele is the only player in football history to win the World Cup 3 times (1958, 1962 and 1970) and score more than 1,000 goals before retiring in 1977.
Although he does not appear in public much, he is active on social networking sites, where he posted regularly during the Qatar World Cupincluding a message of support and condolence to the Brazilian star Neymar after the national team was eliminated from the tournament following the loss to Croatia on penalties in the quarter-finals.
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And he entered pellet Nicknamed “The King”, the 82-year-old was admitted to Albert Einstein Hospital on November 29, to be re-evaluated for his chemotherapy treatment after discovering Colon tumor in September 2021.
And the doctors explained in a statement dealing with the health of the 3-time world champion: “Pele suffers from the development of tumors, and requires more comprehensive care to treat kidney and heart failure.”
The Brazilian will remain in hospital “in a regular room, where he will receive the necessary care.”
Minutes before the statement was published, two of Pele’s daughters, Kelly Nascimento and Flavia Arantes, announced via “Instagram” that their father would spend Christmas in the hospital, and said: “Christmas is over in our house. We decided with the doctors, that for various reasons, it is better to stay here.” With all the care of our new family.”
Pele has suffered because of his increasingly deteriorating health in recent years, and has been undergoing regular chemotherapy since he was diagnosed with colon cancer last year. He also underwent surgery to remove the tumor in September 2021, and spent a month in the hospital.
Pele is the only player in football history to win the World Cup 3 times (1958, 1962 and 1970) and score more than 1,000 goals before retiring in 1977.
Although he does not appear in public much, he is active on social networking sites, where he posted regularly during the Qatar World Cupincluding a message of support and condolence to the Brazilian star Neymar after the national team was eliminated from the tournament following the loss to Croatia on penalties in the quarter-finals.