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Pelé’s daughter took to social media on Christmas Day night to thank the hospital for taking care of her father.
The Brazil legend’s family has been reunited at hospital as his condition worsens, with his daughter vowing to stay by his side as the 82-year-old receives care after his cancer progressed.
Kely Nascimento shared a photo Sunday from the Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with an emotional caption.
Pelé’s daughter, Kely Nascimento, posted a photo of her family on Instagram on Christmas Day evening along with a post thanking hospital staff for caring for the 82-year-old football great.
He took to his Instagram profile again later that day to express his gratitude to the medical staff at the hospital.
“We always have a lot to be thankful for, even spending Christmas in the hospital we are aware of the privilege it is to be in a hospital like @hosp_einstein,” he wrote.
‘Seeing our father treated by these professionals, super competent and extremely loving.
He also shared a photo with his family earlier in the day as they spent Christmas at the hospital.
Nascimento confirmed that the family members would spend Christmas with Brazil great in the hospital
Not a moment passes without us forgetting this privilege.
Even in sadness, we just have to be thankful. Thank you for being together, thank you for all the love from him, thank you for being here with him now.
‘Merry Christmas. Lots of health, lots of love, lots of joy, lots of laughter and lots of passion, today and always, for all of you.
One more night with him.
He shared an emotional photo hugging his 82-year-old father in the hospital earlier this week.
Both Christmas images featured Pelé’s son, Edinho.
The Brazil legend had a colon tumor removed in September 2021, but was admitted to hospital on November 29.
A hospital statement released earlier this week said Pele needed further attention “related to kidney and heart dysfunctions.”
The three-time World Cup winner’s daughter confirmed that family members would spend Christmas with him in hospital and would also be joined by his grandchildren.
Pele’s daughter has been active on social media and on Saturday posted an image on her Instagram profile of her sitting next to Edinho and two of her children at the hospital.
A video of Pele resting as his family sits on his bed to show him messages has also surfaced.
A moving photo of Pelé (right) and his daughter Kely (left) from September last year
“He (Edson) is here,” he captioned the photo, adding a hashtag: “I’m not leaving, no one is going to get me out of here.”
She also previously posted a touching photo of her father in a hospital bed as they cherish “another night together” as he continues his battle with cancer.
‘We are still here, in the fight and in the faith. Another night together,’ her daughter wrote on Instagram, along with a photo of Pelé cuddling in bed. Pele’s granddaughter Sophia can also be seen in the photo.
Along with the heartwarming photo, a video was shared showing Pele sleeping in his bed while his family talked to him.
Pelé is widely considered the greatest player in Brazil’s history and was able to watch his country’s World Cup campaign in Qatar, despite being in hospital.
He burst onto the world scene as a 17-year-old at the 1958 World Cup, helping Brazil to the first of their five record-breaking successes, before also winning the 1962 and 1970 World Cups with the national team.
Pelé, considered one of the best soccer players in history, won three World Cups with Brazil
Players from Brazil carried a banner supporting Pelé after his World Cup victory over South Korea.
Pelé was able to closely follow the World Cup around his treatment and the 82-year-old also watched the tournament final from his bed.
After praising Brazil, despite their quarter-final elimination, he once again took to social media to congratulate Lionel Messi and Argentina following their dramatic penalty shootout victory against France.
‘Today, football continues to tell its story, as always, in an exciting way. Messi winning his first World Cup, as his career deserved,’ Pelé wrote on Instagram.
‘My dear friend, [Kylian] Mbappé, scoring four goals in a final. What a gift it was to see this spectacle for the future of our sport.’
Mbappé and Brazilian Neymar have been among those who sent good wishes to the soccer icon.
Concern for Pele accelerated last month when a news report surfaced that he would be moved to an end-of-life care facility, something his daughters were quick to deny.
speaking to fantastic about her father last month, Kely explained: ‘About three weeks ago he contracted Covid. He is vaccinated, with all the vaccines, but because of the cancer medicine, the chemotherapy, which is fragile, gave him a lung infection.
That’s why he went to the hospital, because of the lung infection. Are you serious? It is serious, because she is of a certain age, she is treating cancer.
Flavia, her other daughter, went on to explain how the hospital is the best place for Pele to receive the care she needs.
She said: ‘In the hospital, you are better cared for. But he’s not in ICU, he’s in a normal room. So he’s not at risk. As a person with more delicate health, it is better to be in the hospital.’
The hospital provided an update on Pele’s condition earlier this week, detailing that he now requires care for heart and kidney dysfunction and that his family is at his bedside.