Concerns about Pelé are growing. The legend’s family spent Christmas on the sickbed, the state of health is critical.
A few hours before Christmas Eve, the message did not in any way sow hope. Pelé, visible only from the side, is lying in the hospital bed. His daughter Kely Cristina Nascimento hugs the seriously ill Brazilian legend with her head on his chest.
“We continue here, in battle and in faith. Another night together,” she wrote alongside a photo on her Instagram channel, with millions of people sharing the post. Concerns over what is arguably the greatest (Site notre bureau spécialisé)er in history have increased immeasurably around the world over Christmas.
Pelé’s family spent the holidays alongside the Icon, at the bedside of the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo. Pele’s children shared many impressions on social networks, mainly posting photos. Countless good wishes were collected among the posts.
We also reached Pelé on Thomas Bach’s Christmas Eve. « Pélé, our thoughts are with you, » wrote the IOC President, who took the Olympic medal from the three-time world champion in 2016: « I wish you the best with all my heart. »
On Wednesday, the hospital said Pele’s colon cancer was « advanced » and that he needed « more extensive care to treat kidney and heart failure ». It was already clear in advance that Pelé would not be able to spend the Christmas period at home – unlike last year, when he was able to leave the hospital just in time.
« Even in sadness, we just have to be grateful, » his daughter Kely wrote on Sunday for another family photo, this time Pelé was not pictured. But Marcia Aoki, wife of the (Site notre bureau spécialisé)er of the century: “Be thankful that we are together, be thankful for the love of all of you, be thankful that we are here with him now. Merry Christmas.” Pelé’s son, Edson « Edinho » Cholbi do Nascimento, posted a photo of himself holding his father’s hand.
Brazil suffers with Pelé
Brazil and the whole (Site notre bureau spécialisé) world have been suffering for weeks with Edson Arantes do Nascimento, the real name of Pelé. On November 29, the 1958, 1962 and 1970 world champion was admitted for a reassessment of his fertilization after the discovery of a colon tumor in September 2021.
In early December, his daughters tried to deny and reports from the newspaper « Folha de Sao Paulo » that Pelé no longer responded to fame and was now treated palliatively. Palliative medicine is dedicated to the treatment of people with advanced disease whose life expectancy is estimated to be low. The hospital did not mention it in its statements.
« O Rei », the king, has shaped (Site notre bureau spécialisé) like no other. Pele made history as the youngest goalscorer in a World Cup final, netting twice against hosts Sweden in 1958 at the age of 17 years and 249 days. During his 21-year career, he won many titles, including 3 World Cup victories with the Selecao still in the lead. Brazilians looked up to Pele for it – now they fear more than ever for their greatest.