“I’m
so
happy
to
be
back
at
home,”
Pelé
wrote
in
a
post
on
his
official
Instagram.
“I
want
to
thank
the
entire
Albert
Einstein
Hospital
team,
who
made
my
stay
a
pleasant
one,
with
a
humane
and
very
affectionate
welcome.”
The
80-year-old
had
removed
a
tumor
from
his
colon
on
September
4
and
spent
days
in
intensive
care
after
the
surgery.
He
had
checked
in
for
routine
exams
before
undergoing
the
operation.
The
Albert
Einstein
Hospital
bulletin
said
he
would
undergo
chemotherapy
following
the
removal
of
a
colon
tumor.
Pele
health
update:
Brazil
legend
stable
after
tumor
removed
through
surgery
“The
patient
is
stable
and
will
continue
with
chemotherapy,”
doctors
from
the
Albert
Einstein
Hospital
said
in
a
statement,
without
providing
further
details.
In
recent
days,
Pelé
published
several
pictures
and
videos
on
social
media
showing
his
recovery
process
in
the
hospital.
Brazil
soccer
legend
Pele
leaves
hospital,
undergoing
chemotherapy
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Reuters
(@Reuters)
September
30,
2021
The
tumor
was
found
when
he
went
for
routine
exams
at
the
end
of
August.
Pele,
is
the
only
player
to
win
three
World
Cups
as
a
player
—
1958,
1962
and
1970
—
and
remains
Brazil’s
all-time
leading
scorer
with
77
goals
in
92
matches.
The
Santos,
Brazil
and
New
York
Cosmos
player
will
turn
81
on
October
23.
He
was
in
and
out
of
the
Albert
Einstein
Hospital’s
intensive
care
unit
in
the
days
after
surgery,
with
social
media
posts
from
his
family
assuring
fans
he
was
recovering
well.
Pele
left
the
hospital
early
on
Wednesday
(September
39)
evening,
according
to
a
person
familiar
with
the
matter.
“Now
that
he’s
stronger
and
leaving
the
hospital
to
continue
recovering
and
treating
himself
at
home,
I’m
going
back
home,”
Pele’s
US-based
daughter
Kely
said
in
a
message
posted
on
the
social
media
platforms.
(With
inputs
from
Agencies)
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