Former Formula One (F1) driver Michael Schumacher completed nine years of recovery from his 2013 accident while skiing. According to the family, he is currently conscious and slowly improving. He is currently at home in Switzerland, visited only by a few family members and close friends.
By 2015, eight years ago, the former pilot and his family had already spent more than £10million on his treatment. At the beginning of 2023, the German reached the age of 54, the last nine of which were in bed rest and unable to speak. Among the statements on the state of health there are a few reports from his press spokeswoman Sabine Kehm.
Regarding the updates we have the following table:
- Six months after the accident, Schumacher awoke from his coma and received treatment at his home in Switzerland;
- He is recovering slowly and consciously;
- Few people are authorized by the family to visit him;
- He is currently unable to communicate effectively;
- There is a documentary produced by Netflix in 2021 that tells some details about the condition of the former pilot.
In the Netflix documentary, Schumacher’s wife Corinna reports the following:
“We’re trying to carry on as a family in the way that Michael liked it. And still like. We get on with our lives. “Private is private,” he always said. Michael has always had our back, and now we protect Michael. […] Everyone misses him, but Michael is here. Different, but it is, and that gives us strength, I think. We are together. We live at home together. We do therapy. We are doing everything to make Michael feel better and comfortable.”
How did Schumacher’s accident happen?
The former pilot was skiing with his son through the French Alps on December 29, 2013, station Meribel. He was offpiste when he lost his balance and hit his head on a rock. The impact was so strong that his helmet broke in two.
Schumacher needed a helicopter to fly to the Grenoble city hospital. Among his injuries, head trauma and cerebral edema led to the former pilot undergoing surgery. His condition at the time of the accident was between life and death.