Pope Francis, in a meeting with the governor of the Brazilian state of São Paulo, rodrigo garcia, said that he is praying for the health of former footballer Edson Arantes do Nascimento “Pelé”, who has been hospitalized since last Tuesday and whose condition is spreading worldwide. world is worrying world.
This is a trip I’ve wanted to take with my family for a long time. I did it with my own resources and without state care. It was an opportunity to thank life and ask for blessings from all São Paulo and Brazilians. 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/zFq8u6bZbR
— Rodrigo Garcia (@rodrigogarcia_) December 7, 2022
garcia, in a message he published on his social networks after having a private audience this Wednesday, the pope in the Vatican, transfer:
The football mad pope told us that he is praying for the health of our football king, Pele.
Pelé, 82 years old, the only footballer in history to win three world titles in Sweden 1958, Chile 1962 and Mexico 1970. She has been hospitalized since November 29 at the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo, where according to the latest medical bulletin continues to recover satisfactorily from a lung infection.
The universal Brazilian, considered the best footballer of all time, regularly goes to the same hospital for chemotherapy with which he is treated for the colon cancer diagnosed last year.
According to his doctors, Pelé was hospitalized to evaluate a chemotherapy adjustment and days later they reported that he also had a respiratory infection.
The infection came about after a former footballer contracted Covid about three weeks ago, his relatives explained.
His daughters also denied press reports that Pele has stopped responding to the chemotherapy he is being exposed to. That’s why his doctors have decided to suspend him and offer palliative care.
The former footballer’s health has also deteriorated in recent years for other reasons, such as: spinal, hip and knee problems, which limited his mobility and forced him to undergo surgery, in addition to some kidney crisis diseases.
(With information from EFE)
Source: La Neta Neta
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