(Reuters) – Pele was hospitalised for a scheduled process as a part of his remedy for a colon tumor and the Brazilian soccer nice will be home in time to spend Christmas together with his household, his daughter Kely Nascimento mentioned.
Three-time World Cup winner Pele, who was admitted to Sao Paulo’s Hospital Albert Einstein on Wednesday, underwent an operation to take away the tumor in September and spent practically a month beneath care.
The hospital mentioned on the time that the 81-year-old would wish to endure chemotherapy.
“In two or three days he will be again home to take pleasure in Christmas,” his daughter mentioned on Instagram. “This was not a shock. It was already scheduled and is a part of the remedy.”
Widely thought-about to be one of many best footballers of all time, Pele has suffered from a collection of well being points lately. Hip surgical procedure left him with recurring ache and he can’t now stroll unaided.
He appeared upbeat in movies taken throughout his restoration interval in September and October and he mentioned on Twitter final month that he was feeling higher.
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)
