December 29, 2022 was one of the saddest days for football. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pelé, lost his long fight against cancer and died surrounded by his closest relatives in the palliative care ward of the Israeli Albert Einstein hospital, in São Paulo.
December 29, 2022 was one of the saddest days for football. Edson Arantes do Nascimento, popularly known as Pelé, lost his long fight against cancer and died surrounded by his closest relatives in the palliative care ward of the Israeli Albert Einstein hospital, in São Paulo.
Kely Nascimento, one of the daughters who was closest during O’Rei’s hospitalization, shared on her Instagram account some images that show what the last days of the footballer who marked an era and who became the only one capable of winning were like. three World Cups playing for his Brazilian team.
Through an emotional letter, in which he highlights the great work of the medical center where he said goodbye to his father, taking the time to mention each professional who took care of Pelé until his last breath. “It is one of the best hospitals in the world, there is no doubt about that, so it is obvious that the professionals who work there are also. But that’s not really why I want to do it again: thank you,” Kely began.
“I know that caring for Pelé is an honor, but I also know that people don’t understand the debilitating pressure and burden that comes with the privilege of caring for a King. From doctors to cleaners, they not only took care of him with a deference and affection that I could not imagine, but they also took care of us, with a patience and tolerance that I cannot explain”, continued one of the daughters of the Santos idol who lives in NY.
“The moment when what none of us really believed would happen, that moment when deep sadness mixed with despair to reach the next of kin before the news and anxiety about what awaited them in the next few moments. , between drones, helicopters and cell phones that seemed to be alive and screaming, all of you took a position of protectors; not only from us and Pelé, but also from Edson’s spiritual and physical integrity, ”he added in the post that received thousands of messages of support for the family.
Pelé was veiled on January 2 at the Urbano Caldeira stadium, in the Vila Belmiro neighborhood of the city of Santos and the scene of his great exploits with the Peixe jersey. A crowd came to say their last goodbye to the football glory, who was then taken to the Ecumenical Necropole Memorial Cemetery, where he was buried.
Kely Nascimento recalled and reported almost daily the details of her father’s deteriorating health, who battled colon cancer that ended up affecting other vital organs until he died at the age of 82.
In one of her latest posts on social networks, one of Pelé’s heirs shared unpublished images of her father with the family enjoying lunch before the duel between Brazil and Croatia for the 2014 World Cup.
