Michael Schumacher seriously injured

deuse said:
Great news. Won't be long now before he is up and running again.
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You are kidding yourself if you think "it won't be long".

  • Speech and language therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Physiotherapy

These are just some of the things he'll need to go through because of his stint in ICU. I very much doubt we'll hear or see anything from him in the next 12 months.

I hope I'm wrong, and I'm glad he's fighting but the road to recovery has effectively only just started really :(
 
As far as I can understand he was put in the coma by hospital staff to reduce swelling to his brain. He is now no longer in the coma, and has been transferred to a different hospital. He hasn't made a miracle recovery unfortunately.

It sounds like some of you think he has? :confused:

He has just got through one stage of his recovery. Just one.
 
Yes, the 'press release' is frustrating vague. I would imagine if there was anything more positive it would say.

It's worth reading the ex F1 doctor's blog that has been mentioned in this thread as that goes into a lot detail regarding his chances of anything like a 'recovery'. It may be seen as a bit 'pessimistic', but thats generally what Doctors do.

To say he'll be 'up and around in no time' is naive at best and insulting at worst I'm afraid.

'Prepare for the worst, hope for the best'.
 
MarcLister said:
BBC saying that, "Michael Schumacher 'out of coma'
Breaking news
F1 legend Michael Schumacher has left hospital after the skiing accident that nearly killed him, and is no longer in a coma, his family says

More to follow."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-27868787

:eek: if true. Sudden recovery or something?!
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I wouldn't say sudden he had his accident 6 months ago and "official" news has been very scarce. This "New" development could have happened months ago.
 
A couple of snippets from the Times suggest all may not be as gloomy as some people suggest:

Confirmation of his move came after reports in Germany’s Bild newspaper that he can hear voices and respond to touch. “He can communicate with his environment, especially his wife Corinna and his children. Schumacher’s condition is considered stable enough that he no longer needs the help of specialists in Grenoble,” the paper reported.

“If he has been released from the hospital he was in, it means he is able to support his own breathing and bodily functions,” said Dr Tipu Aziz, a professor of neurosurgery at John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford.

The fact that Schumacher was going into rehabilitation “suggests there has been long-term side effects of his injury”. “With rehabilitation, they will try to train him to cope with the disabilities that he has got,” Dr Aziz said. “He may have weakness in his limbs secondary to loss of brain function. He may have problems with speech and swallowing.”
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Cosimo said:
A couple of snippets from the Times suggest all may not be as gloomy as some people suggest:
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I'd be wary of that news.

The wife has an uncle who has been moved from hospital to Jospice. For all intent and purposes he's in a coma. He can communicate. By that I mean he had a 2 day assessment last month and didn't do anything for 2 days.

He's been moved outside in the past and when it started to rain he opened his mouth. During the assessment..Nothing at all. This could be as the assessor was horrible. He'll clamp his jaw shut at certain things. And if you talk about his Ex his facial expressions change. But thats about it.

He doesn't roll over. He doesn't blink on command. But he has been assessed as having something there. Just buried deep, Very deep.
 
I was actually looking earlier to see if there had been any updates on his condition.

I suppose it is good to hear he is still recovering but the amount of time that has passed now really doesn't add much hope to him ever making a full recovery :(
 
Sadly imo if there was any good news they'd soon tell everyone. The fact these stories tell you nothing would suggest there isn't much good news.

Going home doesn't mean a lot really, they've probably had a fully purpose built room built for him so it's no different to him being in a hospital really.
 
Psycho Ned said:
Sadly imo if there was any good news they'd soon tell everyone. The fact these stories tell you nothing would suggest there isn't much good news.

Going home doesn't mean a lot really, they've probably had a fully purpose built room built for him so it's no different to him being in a hospital really.
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Exactly my thoughts. Sadly his brain damage is so severe he isn't going to recover to the person we remember.
 
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