“We owe everything we are to you. we love you endlessly Rest in peace,” wrote the first descendant to be by his side since he was admitted to the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo on November 29.
The king of the “Jogo Bonito” discovered colon cancer in September 2021.
According to the latest medical report released on December 21, the Exastro remained hospitalized for the purpose of “re-evaluating chemotherapy for a colon tumor and treatment for a respiratory infection.”
The patient, the note added, “shows progression of oncologic disease and requires greater care for renal and cardiac dysfunction.”
Kely admitted later in the week that the family was going through a lot of grief due to the extremely fragile health of what was considered the greatest footballer in history moment.
“Those moments are hard to explain. Sometimes a lot of sadness is despair, sometimes we laugh and talk about fun memories,” he strummed on Instagram.
He pointed out that “the biggest lesson we learn from all of this is that we need to look out for one another and hold each other very close. Only then is everything worthwhile. Everyone together,” he remarked.
The text was accompanied by images of two of Pelé’s grandchildren, children of the late Sandra Regina Arantes do Nascimento Felinto.
The family has not yet revealed details about the wake, but in recent days a structure has been erected at Villa Belmiro, the stadium of the Santos club, that of mythical loves.
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