09/14/2021 17:01
Clarín.com
sports
Updated 9/14/2021 5:10 PM
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pelé, a world football legend, at the age of 80
has been
admitted to a clinic in São Paulo
for two weeks
after undergoing surgery as a result of colon cancer that has been affecting your health.
The picture that affected the idol was quite complex but this Tuesday he surprised and reassured him by reappearing through his networks to announce that his situation improved.
There he is seen smiling,
with his thumbs up
and leaving a message full of hope.
"My friends,
this is a message for each of you
. Do not think for a minute that I have not read the thousands of loving messages that I have received around here. Thank you very much to each of you for taking a minute of your day to send me good energies, "says the message posted on Instagram.
And he adds: "Love, love and love! I have already left the ICU (intensive care unit) and I am in my room.
I continue to be happier every day
, with a lot of willingness to play the 90 minutes, more extra time. Soon we will be together!"
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A day before the Brazilian's announcement, one of his daughters, Kely Nascimento, assured that the three-time world champion (1958, 1962, 1970) was "ready to leave the UCI."
"He is recovering well from the surgery. He is without pain, in a good mood (he is a little irritated because he can only eat jelly, but he will get over it !!)", Kely had jokingly written on Instagram.
The clinic statement
"The patient Edson Arantes do Nascimento presents a good clinical condition and was discharged from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). He will remain, from now on, in recovery in a room," said the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in a statement. .
'O Rei' was in that special unit since Saturday, September 4,
when they operated on him for a tumor in the colon
that was detected during routine check-ups.
Neither the doctors nor Pelé and his family have reported so far on the results of the pathological analysis of the tumor.
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