“We keep fighting and believing”

Kelly Nascimento, daughter of former Pele player Edson Arantes do Nascimento, posted a photo on social media Friday night, 23, in which she appears next to her father. “We continue here, in the struggle and in the faith,” he wrote, V.I Instagram🇧🇷 “One More Night Together.”

Albert Einstein Hospital reported, On Wednesday the twenty-first, that there was a deterioration in the king’s health. According to the medical bulletin, the best player ever needs care related to kidney and heart weakness.

Detained since November 29Pele maintained his antibiotic treatment. The former player went to the hospital to undergo a re-evaluation of chemotherapy for a colon tumor, which was set to take place in September 2021. But doctors identified a respiratory infection and decided to take him to the hospital.

On December 2, the hospital reported that “the response has been adequate, and the patient, who remained in a shared room, is in stable condition, and his health condition has generally improved.”

Earlier, the newspaper Folha de S. Paolo She reported that Pele was no longer responding to the chemotherapy he had been undergoing since September last year, when he had to undergo surgery to remove bowel cancer. He is in exclusive palliative care.

This means that chemotherapy has been suspended, and the former player will only receive rest measures. The goal is to relieve pain and shortness of breath. Earlier this year, doctors identified metastases in the intestine, lung, and liver.

Physicians apply palliative care to patients with progressive diseases or conditions. Measures depend mainly on symptoms, function, and prognosis.

Due to Pele’s deteriorating condition, daughters Kelly and Flavia announce that they will spend Christmas in the former player’s room in the hospital. And they reported: “Guys, Christmas is hanging in the house.” “We decided with the doctors that, for various reasons, it would be best for us to stay here, with all the care that this new family gives us, Einstein. We thank you for all the affection you convey, both in Brazil and around the world. The love for him and the stories and his prayers are a great comfort.” Because we know we are not alone. Let’s turn this room into a Sambadrome (it’s a joke), let’s make caipirinhas (it’s not a joke).”