Pele reportedly shifted to ‘end-of-life’ care at the hospital after failing to respond to chemotherapy
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Footballing Icon and Brazilian legend, Pele, who was admitted to the hospital for intensive care followed by a decline in his health conditions because of Colon Cancer, has lately been shifted to end-of-life care in the hospital. The 82-year-old maestro has reportedly stopped responding to the chemotherapy that was performed on the player following the worsening conditions.
As considered by many The greatest football player of all time was brought to the hospital only days ago, for further re-evaluation of his cancer treatment and then later was found in pain with a respiratory infection, as per the medical reports. Other reports suggest that Pele has been removed from the hardships of chemotherapy and is now under palliative care, getting treated for symptoms such as pain and lack of breath.
The Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo was avoiding to comment on the Great’s worsening conditions including his manager as well. Later a few reports were released stating that the maestro has responded to some of the antibiotics and is in a stable condition “with the general improvement in health status”. During the latter half of 2021, the great had a tumor removed from his Colon and has been receiving hospital treatment since.
Pele earlier informed his fans with the critical details about his hospital visit that it was nothing but a “monthly visit”, and later thanked his supporters for the positive messages he had received. The Brazilian great has received a plethora of “get well soon” wishes from the whole world including big stars as a powerful and inspirational icon being a spotless ambassador for ‘Football’ as a sport and is in the leaving stages.
The unparalleled legacy of Pele: An Icon transcended the sport
Pele, who is known as the football ambassador of the world, is also hailed as a national hero and a national treasure by the Brazilian government. The culture in Brazil is designed in a way that has a tendency of forgetting their idols but Pele had the power, and will, and by becoming an unstoppable force the great changed that. Pele was also known as the man who stopped a war. From 1967 through 1970, a Nigerian Civil War was going on.
Although many journalists and football pundits believe that Maradona has an upper hand when it comes to natural talent over Pele, it is clear that Pele comes second to no one. Pele was not only an amazing player on the pitch, but he was also an outstanding human being and a role model to the thousands of people who watched him play. To this day, the man is still considered the greatest player to have ever graced the sport.
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