14 DAY TRIAL // After weeks of silence, an update into the situation of Formula One driver Michael Schumacher has been made by his spokesperson, Sabine Kehm. Reports indicated that the former F1 champion was feeling better and was being moved home, but sadly, that is not the case.
Schumacher is being taken care of a team of no fewer than 15 doctors who attend to him around the clock in the special hospital wing built in his home in Switzerland. The driver had been sent home from the rehab center in Lausanne, nine months after the ski accident that left him unable to move, speak and take care of himself.
Schumacher was moved into a hospital annex built into his Swiss villa
However, he was given into the care of a team of doctors who are now working around the clock to offer the F1 legend a shot at normal life. A source told the Daily Star, “A large part of the team that cares for Michael now was trained by our specialists. We are following his treatment and are still a point of contact and entirely at his disposal.”
The driver is still unable to move and speak, is catered to by a team of 15 doctors
Sabine Kehm confirmed that he was being moved home, but not because he was feeling “significantly better.” She said that the driver sadly remained in a state of “minimal consciousness,” which means that he is unable to speak or move his body. The only thing he can control at this point are his eyes.
This gives credence to previous reports that he communicated with his family by blinking his eyes. A doctor from a specialist hospital in Germany, Manfred Spitzer, said that in most cases, patients' conditions improve in familiar settings such as their own home, which explains why Michael was released without showing any significant improvement.
His prognosis remains reserved as his family gathers around Schumacher in this time of need
His family remains by his side and maintains its request for privacy at this time. Also, his wife, Corrina, has come forward to thank everyone for their support and empathy, saying that Michael was moved by all the attention.
Schumacher's father is said to have made a decision to move from Germany to a home on the grounds of the Swiss villa, just to be closer to his son. Michael's children, Mick, 15, and Gina-Marie, 17, are also said to be spending many hours every day by the side of their father's bed.
Michael Schumacher remains in a poor condition, following his accident last December in the French Alps when he hit his head on a rock while skiing off-piste. He stayed in a medically-induced coma for 6 months in France and was later moved to the medical clinic in Switzerland, before being finally transferred to a specially-built hospital annex in their home.