Worsening health
The Brazilian ex-football player Edson Arantes do Nascimento ‘Pelé’ has been suffering from a worsening of his health condition since Wednesday, according to the hospital in Sao Paulo (Brazil) where he has been admitted since the end of November 29.
Colon cancer
«Admitted since November 29 for re-evaluation of chemotherapy therapy for colon tumor and treatment of a respiratory infection, Edson Arantes do Nascimento presents progression of the oncological disease and requires further care related to renal and cardiac dysfunctions,» said the statement from the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein.
He will spend Christmas in the hospital
Pelé, soccer legend, author of more than 1,000 goals and champion in three World Cups, will spend Christmas in the hospital, as confirmed in social networks by his daughter Kely Nascimento. Alarm bells went off on the 29th due to a rejection to chemotherapy, which, according to some Brazilian media, was already described as fatal.
Responds to antibiotic
However, ‘O Rei’s’ health remained stable these weeks and he was responding well to the antibiotic for the respiratory infection.
Keep fighting
The bad news of this Friday put Pelé, at 82 years old, back in the spotlight, already to a greater or lesser extent in all the media since he had that tumor in his colon removed in September 2021. The metastasis diagnosed at the beginning of 2022 was a major setback against which he continues to fight.
