Pope Francis, 85, said he is praying for the health of Pelé, 82, in a meeting with the governor of São Paulo, Rodrigo Garcia (PSDB), 48.
The King of Football continues to recover at Albert Einstein Hospital. According to his latest medical bulletin, released this Tuesday (6), Pelé has had progressive improvement since he was hospitalized last week.
He remains in a common room, with stable vital signs, conscious and with no further complications.
Last year, the star underwent surgery for colon cancer. In early 2022, metastases were identified in the intestine, lung and liver.
As shown to Sheet last Saturday (2), the former athlete stopped responding to chemotherapy and started receiving palliative care. This means that chemotherapy treatment was suspended and comfort measures were adopted to relieve pain and shortness of breath.
Pelé’s daughters reacted by trying to reassure fans.
“I don’t like to say that the cancer treatment isn’t working. It already did, it’s working. Just him being here, breathing, it’s already working super well”, said Flávia Cristina, 53, to TV Globo. “He’s sick, he’s old, and he’s hospitalized because of a lung infection. When he gets better, he’ll go home again,” added Kely Cristina, 54.
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