Formula One racer Michael Schumacher had proved himself a winner yet again — emerging from a 170-day coma caused by a terrible skiing accident, his managers said Monday.
The 45-year-old and seven-time Formula One world champ has even been able to communicate in a limited fashion with his wife and two kids, his team said.
Schumacher was discharged from a special clinic in Grenoble, France. His manager Sabine Kehm said in a statement he will “ continue his long phase of rehabilitation.”
German newspapers reported Schumacher has been transferred to University Hospital of the Canton of Vaud, in Lausanne.
That’s only about 20 miles from the family home — a multimillion-dollar mansion on Lake Geneva.
During his “waking phases,” the race car driver opened his eyes, and can interact with his wife Corinna Schumacher and their children, according to German papers.
Yet the racing champ’s still got a long way to go before he can face fans, his team said Monday.
We ask for understanding that his further rehabilitation will take place away from the public eye,” Kehm said.
Schumacher had an accident Dec. 29 while skiing at Meribel, a resort in the French alps.
He hit the right side of his head on a rock, cracking his helmet. Doctors operated to remove blood clots from his brain, but some were left because they were too deeply embedded.
He stabilized after doctors put him in a medically induced coma.
Formula One racer Michael Schumacher had proved himself a winner yet again — emerging from a 170-day coma caused by a terrible skiing accident, his managers said Monday.
The 45-year-old and seven-time Formula One world champ has even been able to communicate in a limited fashion with his wife and two kids, his team said.
Schumacher was discharged from a special clinic in Grenoble, France. His manager Sabine Kehm said in a statement he will “ continue his long phase of rehabilitation.”
German newspapers reported Schumacher has been transferred to University Hospital of the Canton of Vaud, in Lausanne.
That’s only about 20 miles from the family home — a multimillion-dollar mansion on Lake Geneva.
During his “waking phases,” the race car driver opened his eyes, and can interact with his wife Corinna Schumacher and their children, according to German papers.
Yet the racing champ’s still got a long way to go before he can face fans, his team said Monday.
We ask for understanding that his further rehabilitation will take place away from the public eye,” Kehm said.
Schumacher had an accident Dec. 29 while skiing at Meribel, a resort in the French alps.
He hit the right side of his head on a rock, cracking his helmet. Doctors operated to remove blood clots from his brain, but some were left because they were too deeply embedded.
He stabilized after doctors put him in a medically induced coma.