Isabel Salgado’s daughter talks about the first year of her mother’s sudden death

Daughter of former volleyball player Isabel Salgadothe athlete Carol Solberg paid tribute to his mother on the anniversary of her death. Isabel passed away on November 16, 2022, at the age of 62, due to Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, just one day after being hospitalized.

On social media, Carol recalled photos of her mother happy at sea and talked about how her life is without Isabel’s presence by her side.

“His laugh was one of the things I loved hearing most in the world. She was so silly and delicious. Things got a lot duller around here. I miss you shouting at the door of my house, without ever ringing the doorbell, the noise you caused wherever you arrived. How I miss you in the simplest things in our lives. Every day I can hear you telling us to get up and dust ourselves off, that everything will be fine. I have no idea what happened, or how this year passed without you, we kept going, supporting each other, falling and getting up, crying and laughing, angry and grateful. Learning to live with this lack of breath, with this tightness in our chest, with this absurd emptiness, trying to discover who we are after feeling so much pain. I confess I still don’t know“, she said.

And he added: “And even with this knot in my chest, I still know how lucky I am to be your daughter. And I am grateful every day for having had such a badass, wonderful mother and my greatest friend. Our love is still very much alive within me and its strength continues to push me forward as it always has been and always will be. I love you with all the love that fits inside me. Thank you for so much, mom“.

Isabel Salgado left five children: Pilar, Maria Clara, Carolina, Pedro and Alisson. Her first two daughters are the result of her brief relationships. Carolina and Pedro are the result of the relationship with Ruy Solberg. And the youngest, Alisson, was adopted by her in 2015.

How was Isabel Salgado’s death?

Former volleyball player Isabel Salgado was admitted to a hospital in São Paulo on November 15, 2022 with breathing difficulties and was intubated. Doctors put her on ECMO, which is a machine that helps the lungs function, but she couldn’t resist and passed away on November 16, 2022. She presented symptoms of flu, which progressed to pneumonia.

The cause of her death was Adult Acute Respiratory Syndrome, known as ARDS, which is when a virus or bacteria causes damage to the lung and causes respiratory discomfort.

The wake for her body took place in Rio de Janeiro and the cremation took place on November 17, 2022.

Isabel Salgado was an icon of Brazilian volleyball on the courts and on the sand.