Fears For Schumi's Life.

[Emmcee 0]

Rumors are rife of schumis condition. Doesn't sound good

http://www.gptoday.com/full_story/view/475611/Fears_grow_that_Michael_Schumacher_may_remain_in_coma_forever/

[Jem of the Shire 0]

Don't worry yourself mate this article is based on nothing other than the fact that there hasnt been any news for a couple of weeks. And it's being exaggerated to say that because of this, he may be in a coma 'forever'.

We were advised by his spokeswoman to ignore any rumours and listen only to announcements from her or the actual doctors, and they said initially that he could be in a coma for several weeks.

[Emmcee 0]

I hope so, I just can't help but to think its leaked info before the actual statement is made.

[mikathegreat2 2]

As the old saying goes, 'no news is good news'.

[Emmcee 0]

As the old saying goes, 'no news is good news'.

Yeah well, iam going to go of that for a piece of mine I think Mika. Thanks mate.

[Jem of the Shire 0]

A former f1 doctor has given his view in his blog:

Hartstein wrote “The guys quoted in the online article I saw have taken care of patients like Michael. They have not, however, examined Michael, reviewed his scans, etc. Because their titles imply that these men are consummate professionals, I’ve no doubt that they made clear that they were speculating as to possible outcomes. Because that is what they are doing.

“I think that we need to look at this speculation rather like the arrival time estimates of your satnav,” he continues. “Their initial estimate is based on some assumptions and statistics. Obviously, as you get closer and closer to the destination the estimate gets better and better.”

“It is highly unlikely that when Michael and his family are finished with hospitals, finished with rehab centres, he will be the same Michael we had known until that Sunday.”

“Once again, patience, long painstaking work by all concerned, and just maybe our thoughts, best wishes and prayers will be needed. Long periods with no news are perfectly normal, and will remain so. We will likely enter a chronic phase, punctuated by (hopefully) several steps forward and (hopefully) many fewer backward.”

[radical-one 0]

My prayers to Michael and his family.

[Angellica 0]

The coma Michael is in was a medically induced one as far as I was aware, on that basis I can't see how they say he could be that way forever. I am sure it's just a story that is there because there has been no real news. I am still hoping for the best and praying he gets better. I fear he won't be the same as he was before the accident, how can anyone be after something like this? I am hopeful however that he will almost as good and healthy as before and able to lead a full and happy life with his family.

My prayers are with him and his family while we all wait for some news which will hopefully be positive when it comes.

[Emmcee 0]

The coma Michael is in was a medically induced one as far as I was aware, on that basis I can't see how they say he could be that way forever. I am sure it's just a story that is there because there has been no real news. I am still hoping for the best and praying he gets better. I fear he won't be the same as he was before the accident, how can anyone be after something like this? I am hopeful however that he will almost as good and healthy as before and able to lead a full and happy life with his family.

My prayers are with him and his family while we all wait for some news which will hopefully be positive when it comes.

Yep well said.

[radical-one 0]

Michael is a fighter and a world champion - soon we all going to hear him ROAR !!!!

[Angellica 0]

Michael is a fighter and a world champion - soon we all going to hear him ROAR !!!!

I ttruly hope you're right!!

[Grabthaw the Hammerslayer 4]

Very interesting and revealing article from Gary Hartstein, former Head F1 doctor:

http://tinyurl.com/mmor625

Telling comments in an extract from this long article:

"Now remember, all we know with certainty about Michael’s injuries comes from the press conferences given by his care team. After explaining the how and why of evacuating the right-side extradural hematoma (on the Sunday) and then the left-sided intracerebral hematoma (on the Monday), the neurosurgeon let slip a VERY telling statement.

I’m almost quoting him here, translating from the French. He said “don’t think that we evacuated two hematomas and that’s it”. “Michael has lots of hematomas in his brain, on the left, on the right, and in the middle”.

Damn. See, the “middle” is where all the important stuff happens – awareness, arousal, control of blood pressure, respiration, swallowing etc. And the left – well that’s usually language. Etc etc. The neurosurgeon, intentionally or not, painted a rather catastrophic neurologic picture.

First off let me say that it is EXTREMELY unlikely (I’d honestly say virtually impossible) that the Michael we knew prior to this fall will ever be back.

I think that it will have to be considered to be a triumph of human physical resiliency, and of modern neurointensive care, if Michael is able to walk, feed himself, dress himself, and if he retains significant elements of his previous personality. If recovery proceeds to this point (which is totally POSSIBLE, if perhaps rather improbable), it is an open question as to how well the “higher functions” (memory, concentration, reading, planning, etc) will recover. Please note, I would love to be proven wrong about this!"

[maure 1]

Unfortunately, I know more than I would like to about brain injuries.

Considering the time passed, Schumacher has a very steep hill to climb. This is not about recovery anymore, full or otherwise. This is about making a new life for himself, a life with its own set of challenges.

There is also something to be said about the role played by his past concussion (on a bike). The issue, in general not just in Schumacher's case, does not get enough attention.

[Grabthaw the Hammerslayer 4]

Indeed.

In another post in Dr Hartstein's blog he calls upon the F1 community to use it's expertise to help create a new design for skiing helmets.