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Here’s another from a couple of days ago.

While there is a media blackout, the general public will only ever be fed speculation from the press.

Fears grow over the recovery of racing champion Michael Schumacher
This story was published: November 04, 2014 2:38PM


DEVASTATED friends of Michael Schumacher have spoken of their fears for his recovery as the star’s medical costs reach a reported $183,000 a week.

Schumacher, who suffered a serious head injury after a ski accident in the French Alps in December last year, is being treated at his Swiss home by a team of 15 specialists, according to The Express.

And while he has had periods of awakening, the 45-year-old is reliant on machines and tubes to feed and breathe.

The F1 star is receiving specialist care at a special clinic in the grounds of his mansion, having spent more than six months in a medically induced coma at a hospital in Grenoble.

Schumacher’s care includes a team of 15 staff who take care of his every needs, including massaging him for hours to ensure his muscles remain stimulated, The Express reported.

He is also checked every hour for signs of improvement.

However friends and even medical experts have expressed doubts over his recovery with one saying the world is watching the “long goodbye” of the racing star.

Dr Gary Hartstein, a former medical delegate for the Formula 1 World Championship, said the media blackout on his condition didn’t end speculation that his health actually wasn’t improving at all.

Rr Hartstein told The Express that “life expectancy for a comatose patient who does not improve neurologically is measured in months to a relatively few years.”

Others were questioning how much improvement Schumacher was expected to make given he has been in a coma for so long.

“Will he speak again? Will he walk again? Will he be able to feed and dress himself?” one friend asked.

“The doctors don’t know. No one can know. The probability is that he will never be the man he was before the accident. That much is starkly clear.”

Just last month, French journalist Jean-Louis Moncet, who has been in contact with Schumacher’s son, Mick, said he was told the seven-time F1 world champion was waking up “very slowly” from his medically induced coma.

“Although things are going at a slow pace, he has a lot of time, I would say he has his whole life in front of him to get back on track,” he said.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/motorsp...nt_content=AR2