36-year-old player underwent a thyroid operation on the morning of Monday (6); He shared the discovery on social networks
One day after helping Bahia win, his former club, 1-0 at Fonte Nova Arena, midfielder Everton Ribeiro underwent surgery after diagnosis of thyroid cancer. The 36 -year -old used social networks to reassure and thank the fans and give a message of hope that he will overcome this adversity.
“Hi, friends. I need to share a news with you. About a month ago, I was diagnosed with a thyroid cancer, today (Monday) I had the surgery and everything went well, thank God,” said Everton Ribeiro, on Instagram, with an image on the feet of Christ the Redeemer, no, with his wife and two children.
“I keep recovering, with faith and the support of my family and you. Thank you for every prayer and affection. Having you by my side makes all the difference. I’m sure we’ll win this battle more together.”
Companions of Bahia, such as Rodrigo Nestor, Ademir, Caio Alexandre, and many fans sent a message of good luck and many under the motto that “it worked”.
Bahia replaced the revelation of its star’s health problem, but did not announce the recovery period. Flamenguistas also sent support messages and fans in general exalted the dedication of the player who acted for a month aware of the problem and without revealing to anyone looking to help Bahia.
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