Socrates returns to the ICU in serious condition.
Corinthians idol suffered another crisis of liver cirrhosis with digestive hemorrhage. He is hospitalized at the Albert Einstein Hospital in São Paulo. His wife asks for prayers for the former player.
247 - Former soccer player Sócrates was hospitalized again in São Paulo this Monday morning. He is in the ICU at Albert Einstein Hospital in serious condition. He suffers from cirrhosis and has suffered another digestive hemorrhage. This is the second crisis he has experienced in the last ten days. His wife, Katia, asked for prayers for the former player. "He is responding well, the bleeding has stopped, but we need many prayers," she said.
In an interview with Fantástico, shortly after his first hospitalization, the Corinthians idol revealed how alcohol almost led to his death. He acknowledged that he was dependent on alcohol. "It's in these moments that we grow. I come out much stronger, much bigger, and with many more commitments and responsibilities than I had before," he said.
During his first stay in the ICU, doctors consulted spoke about the need for a liver transplant for acute cases of liver cirrhosis, mostly caused by hepatitis B and C. For this, he would have to abstain from alcohol for six months before being placed on the waiting list.