{"id":1261526,"date":"2022-12-04T21:39:31","date_gmt":"2022-12-04T21:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/04\/prayers-up-for-brazil-legend-pele-as-hospital-releases-fresh-update-on-his-health\/"},"modified":"2022-12-04T21:39:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-04T21:39:31","slug":"prayers-up-for-brazil-legend-pele-as-hospital-releases-fresh-update-on-his-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/04\/prayers-up-for-brazil-legend-pele-as-hospital-releases-fresh-update-on-his-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayers up for Brazil legend Pele as hospital releases fresh update on his health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/1670189967_194_127836817_gettyimages-1135873396-1-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Pele is Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 77 goals in 92 games\" title=\"Pele is Brazil's all-time leading scorer with 77 goals in 92 games\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pele is Brazil&#8217;s all-time leading scorer with 77 goals in 92 games<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brazil great Pele says he is \u201cstrong with a lot of hope\u201d as he undergoes treatment in hospital in Sao Paulo.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released on Saturday he said messages of support as well as watching Brazil at the World Cup had given him \u201cenergy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier the hospital released a statement that said he was \u201cstill undergoing treatment and remains stable\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>It follows a report in Brazil that he was beginning end-of-life care after not responding to chemotherapy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy friends, I want to keep everyone calm and positive,\u201d he said\u00a0in a statement on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m strong, with a lot of hope and I follow my treatment as usual. I want to thank the entire medical and nursing team for all the care I have received.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have a lot of faith in God and every message of love I receive from you all over the world keeps me full of energy. And watching Brazil in the World Cup too!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you so much for everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 82-year-old three-time World Cup winner has been in hospital since Tuesday, and on Thursday night he said it was a \u201croutine monthly visit\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He had a tumour removed from his colon in September 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The statement from the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein on Saturday said Pele \u201chad a good response to treatment for respiratory infection care\u201d. It added he was undergoing a \u201creassessment of chemotherapy treatment\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The legendary forward was diagnosed with a respiratory infection and on Friday the hospital had said\u00a0he was in a stable condition.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, the new statement said his condition has not worsened in the last 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, messages of support have been sent from across the world.<\/p>\n<h3>\u2018He\u2019s an inspiration\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking on Saturday, England captain Harry Kane said: \u201cWe are very sad to hear news of him being ill but we wish him well, not just me but the whole England set-up. He\u2019s an inspiration, an incredible person.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>World Cup-winning former Germany forward Jurgen Klinsmann, speaking on BBC One\u2019s World Cup coverage on Saturday, said: \u201cPele is just such a wonderful person. The outstanding personality of world football. We can just pray and hope for the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former Argentina defender Pablo Zabaleta added on BBC One: \u201cIt\u2019s very sad news to hear about Pele. He\u2019s been a true inspiration for all of us, on and off the pitch. He\u2019s always been a great man.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPray for the King,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KMbappe\/status\/1599031061907787778\">France forward Kylian Mbappe tweeted.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/_127878444_gettyimages-1245333473.jpg\" alt=\"Doha's Torch tower, also known as the Aspire Tower, lit by a screen depicting Pele and reading a message in support of the former Brazil player\"\/><figcaption>Doha\u2019s Torch tower, also known as the Aspire Tower, showing a message of support to Pele<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>World Cup host nation Qatar showed its support for Pele on Saturday, lighting up buildings with a \u201cGet well soon\u201d message.<\/p>\n<p>The Lusail Stadium in Doha, which will host the World Cup final on 18 December, and the Aspire Tower next to the Khalifa Stadium, were adorned with pictures of Pele in his famous number 10 shirt.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns were initially raised on Wednesday when ESPN Brasil reported Pele had been admitted, with his daughter Kely Nascimento saying there was \u201cno emergency\u201d involved.<\/p>\n<p>Pele thanked well-wishers on Friday for sending \u201cgood vibes\u201d and said his stay in hospital was \u201ca routine visit\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The former striker is Brazil\u2019s all-time leading scorer with 77 goals in 92 games and scored in four World Cup tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>Santos, his only Brazilian club, tweeted: \u201cIt\u2019s the whole world wishing you well, King Pele\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"ME69Nz2G4MQ\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adom TV Live Stream\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ME69Nz2G4MQ?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pele is Brazil&#8217;s all-time leading scorer with 77 goals in 92 games Brazil great Pele says he is \u201cstrong with a lot of hope\u201d as he undergoes treatment in hospital in Sao Paulo. 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