Brazilian soccer legend Pele, who has been hospitalized in Sao Paulo since Tuesday, said on Saturday he felt “strong and hopeful” as he continued treatment for colon cancer.
“I want to reassure everyone. I am strong and confident and continue my treatment as always,” the 82-year-old icon said in an Instagram post illustrated by a medical report released on Saturday describing the former striker’s condition as “stable”. “I strongly believe in God and all the messages of love you have sent me from all over the world give me a lot of energy. Just like watching Brazil at the World Cup. »
Will this communication be enough to reassure the Brazilians? The country has been holding its breath since Brazilian media reported that King Pele was admitted on Saturday to the palliative care unit of the Albert Einstein hospital in São Paulo, where he had been admitted earlier this week to treat a respiratory infection.
The three-time world champion (1958, 1962 and 1970) would no longer respond to the chemotherapy that followed since the appearance of his colon cancer in 2021. Which means that he is no longer subjected to heavy treatments, only comfort measures to alleviate pain or shortness of breath. A common practice when he is dying.
