“I want to reassure everyone, think positively. I am strong, with a lot of hope and I continue the treatment as always ».
After the news of the new hospitalization , the football legend Pele, who has been battling bowel cancer since last year, sends a message of reassurance to all his fans .
The sample, according to "Folha de Sao Paulo", was transferred a few days ago to the palliative care department of the Albert Einstein hospital because it would not respond to chemotherapy therapies.
The treatments to which the 82-year-old is subjected - three times winner of the Rimet Cup, then of the World Cup, in 1958, 1962 and 1970 - would not be giving results by now and the metastases would also have attacked the lungs and liver . A worsening that would have led the doctors to subject the former champion only to palliative treatments that serve to relieve pain and make up for the lack of air and which are administered to patients for whom a long life expectancy would not be expected. Two days ago, the hospital's medical bulletin spoke of a respiratory infection treated with antibiotics. Pele, through his social profiles, had spoken of a "monthly visit".
Now the new message: «I want to thank all the nurses and the medical team for the zeal with which they follow me. I have a lot of faith in God, and every message of love I receive from you, from all over the world, keeps me full of energy . And it makes me watch Brazil's matches at the World Cup!».
Lots of messages of support. From that of the Frenchman Kylian Mbappè, to that of the Englishman Harry Kane who defines Pele «an incredible player and person: an inspiration for all footballers. We wish him all the best", from messages from Neymar ("Come on Pele, let's pray for your health"), Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo up to that of the Brazilian coach Tite: "I wish him a lot of health, he is our greatest representative: he is a extraterrestrial made terrestrial. Our feelings are for him."
(Unioneonline/D)