Brazilian legend Pele posts picture of him ‘punching the air in celebration of every better day’ as 80-year-old continues his recovery from latest health scare at Sao Paulo hospital
- Pele, 80, recently underwent an operation to remove a colon tumour
- The three-time World Cup winner was readmitted to hospital on Friday
- His daughter Kely Nascimento has said that he is already ‘recovering well’
Brazilian legend Pele posted a picture on social media of him ‘punching the air’ to celebrate ‘every better day’ as the 80-year-old continued his recovery from his latest health scare.
On Friday, the three-time World Cup winner was readmitted to hospital just three days after leaving having previously undergone an operation to remove a colon tumour.
‘As you can see, I’m punching the air in celebration of every better day,’ Pele wrote on Instagram beside a photograph of him sitting in a hospital chair, watched by two medical staff.
Legend Pele pictured with two medical staff at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo
‘A good mood is the best medicine and I have plenty of that. It couldn’t be different,’ he added Sunday.
‘I have received so much affection that my heart is full of gratitude. Thanks to all the amazing staff at Albert Einstein Hospital!’
His condition had been described as stable.
On Friday, Pele was readmitted to hospital just three days after leaving having previously undergone an operation to remove a colon tumour.
Pele was briefly transferred back to an intensive care unit at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, where he underwent surgery earlier this month, after suffering breathing difficulties.
However, he was seen in good spirits in a video as he worked out from his hospital bed.
Pele has been seen keeping fit in hospital as he continues his recovery after an operation
The Brazil legend was readmitted to intensive care just three days after leaving following an operation to remove a colon tumour, but says he is doing well despite a ‘little step back’
His daughter Kely Nascimento posted a video of Pele on Instagram and added the caption: ‘Instagram family, I saw you liked the updates so here’s the update for today.
‘First he did physio with super physiotherapist Adriano Barroco and with the help of Kely & Flavia’s team of recreationists from ‘The Kely & Flavia Show.
‘Then a moment of self care and zen with the super nurse @leo_santiago007’
‘Today was two steps forward!
‘Thank you for all of the love and all of the messages.’
In the video Pele is seen punching the air with his fists while working on an exercise bike.
After Pele moved his legs, Kely joked: ‘Move your arms, move your arms’, with her father responding.
He told fans that he had received visits from family members and he is ‘smiling’
His daughter Kely Nascimento (left) posted a photo of them with Pele smiling on a hospital bed
Pele previously took to social media to tell fans he is doing well despite ‘a little step back’ in his recovery.
The three-time World Cup winner was expected to return home shortly after he left intensive care at the Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo on Tuesday. However, he returned to the ICU on Friday.
Pele has, however, since taken to Instagram to inform his followers that he has ‘received visits from family members’ and that he is ‘continuing to smile every day’.
‘My friends, I am still recovering very well. Today I received visits from family members and I continue to smile every day. Thank you for all the love I get from you,’ Pele said on Instagram.
Kely Nascimento also took to Instagram with a photo of the pair to reassure fans that her father was already on the road to recovery following the procedure in September.
Pele shared a photo of himself smiling after he was moved out of the ICU on Tuesday
‘There’s already a lot of anxiety roaming the world these days and we don’t want to be the reason for more,’ she wrote on Instagram in a post which included a picture with her dad in hospital.
‘This photo was taken just now. He is wearing a vest because he is Santista and the cold in SP bothers him! He is recovering well and within normal range. Promise!
‘He doesn’t like it when I say this so please don’t tell him but he is an O’Keefe (sic) gentleman. The normal recovery scenario for a man of his age, after an operation like this, is sometimes two steps forward and one step back.
Pele shared the following message before he returned to the ICU on Friday evening
Plagued by health issues in recent years, Pele now uses a wheelchair during his public outings
‘Yesterday (Thursday) he was tired and took a little step back. Today he took two forwards! I want to thank again, and always, the brilliant team here at Einstein and even more gratitude for all of the good energy that you are transmitting.’
Pele has struggled with his health in recent years and required surgery on his prostate in 2015, having been admitted to hospital twice in the space of six months.
In 2019, he was admitted again for a urinary infection – and in February of last year, his son Edinho said Pele was reluctant to leave the house because of hip issues.
Pele then revealed on September 6 that a ‘suspicious lesion’ had been detected during tests, prompting surgeons to operate.
The Brazilian legend – who vowed to tackle his issues ‘with a smile’ on his face – thanked fans for their well wishes when he initially left the ICU unit on Tuesday.
He said: ‘I continue every day happier, with a lot of disposition to play 90 minutes, plus extra time.’
All-time great Pele has won the World Cup three times and is his country’s leading goalscorer
After winning the World Cup three times with Brazil, Pele remains an all-time great, and is his country’s top goalscorer with 77 goals in 92 matches.
He rose to international prominence when he helped Brazil win the 1958 World Cup as a 17-year-old, repeating the feat in 1962 and 1970.
Officially, he scored 757 goals during a glittering career – club Santos claim his tally was closer to 1,000 – leaving him behind only Cristiano Ronaldo and Josef Biscan on the all-time list.
Additionally, he was was only recently overtaken as the top international goalscorer in South American history, when Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick for Argentina in their World Cup qualifier last week.
Messi has recorded his huge tally in 153 caps for Argentina, while Pele netted his 77 goals in 92 official matches for Brazil.
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