Sao Paulo: Brazilian legend Pele’s daughter Flavia Nascimento says he is not in palliative care. Reports surfaced the other day that 82-year-old Pele, who is being treated for colon cancer, is in critical condition and is in end-of-life care. The daughter was responding to this.
“The propaganda that he is dying and in palliative care is untrue. Trust us,” she said in an interview with Globo TV. Flavia also said that since there is no complete cure for colon cancer, the medication is being adjusted.
Reports came yesterday that he is in palliative care as the chemotherapy did not yield the expected results. A tumor was removed from Pele’s colon in September 2021. Further treatment is going on.
Another of Pele’s daughters, Kelly, added in the interview that Pele contracted Covid-19 three weeks ago, which led to a respiratory infection. “He’s sick, he’s old, he’s being treated for a respiratory infection and he’ll be back home when he recovers,” Kelly said. Officials at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo said yesterday that Pele is responding well to treatment for a respiratory infection.
Pelek, who is being treated in the hospital, is worshiped for his recovery. Kar had come to the scene. Ahead of the Brazil-Cameroon match on Friday night, Mumbai ‘Pele get well soon’ as fans chant ‘Pele get well soon’ at Nnu Lusail Stadium A huge banner with a dead body on it was displayed in the gallery.
Pele won the World Cup for Brazil in 1958, 1962 and 1970. Pele is the only player to win three World Cup titles.