Is Recovery Possible For Michael Schumacher?

With not much news floating around about F1 legend Michael Schumacher, it is of keen interest to fans to know how their icon is doing almost a year and a half after his unfortunate ski-accident.

Schumacher’s manager has recently said that the Formula One champion is still improving.

A year ago came ago the news which left Formula One and Michael Schumacher’s devoted fans finally feeling upbeat, with hope of more positive updates to come. But in the 12 months since Schumacher’s manager announced he was no longer in a coma, there have been precious few messages or signs of progress.

The 46-year-old hit his head on a rock while skiing off-piste in Meribel back in December 2013.

From then, the German spent several months in an induced coma before he was transferred from Grenoble to a Swiss hospital in June last year.

It wasn’t until September 2014 when he returned to his home near Lake Geneva to continue his rehabilitation, but since then there have been very few updates on his health.

Recently, Schumacher’s manager Sabine Kehm released a statement last week claiming that the former F1 driver is “making progress”, but that people “must always keep the seriousness of his injuries in mind”.

Kehm said: “Considering the severe head injuries he suffered, progress has been made in the past weeks and months. There is still, however, a long and difficult road ahead.

“We are happy to say still he does improvement and I say this always considering the severeness of the injury he had.”

She adds: “But of course it will take a very long time for everybody involved to fight, and we are happy to take this fight.”

Earlier this month it was also reported that Schumacher’s wife Corinna had begun selling off her husband’s assets, including a £25m private jet and a holiday home in Norway.

It is believed that it is costing the family around £100,000 a week to care for Schumacher.

The Schumacher of the last 18 months, even a year on from no longer being in a coma, remains largely a mystery, as is his family’s right. The wait for good news goes on.

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