Electric Avenue Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Gone critical now following tragic accident. Prayers for him that he pulls through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator BOF Posted December 30, 2013 Moderator Share Posted December 30, 2013 Probably does warrant a thread of his own even if we've been talking about it in the F1 thread (seeing as he's not technically F1 any more). So to re-iterate. Come on Michael. Pull through this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 To be serious for a bit ...reading the list of brain damage its not looking too good and even if he does pull through its unlikely Schumacher will be... well Schumacher BUT here's hoping for the best as if anyone could possibly do it its him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator BOF Posted December 30, 2013 Moderator Share Posted December 30, 2013 All we can do is allow time for the brain swelling to go down and see what he's like. I had a cousin have a very similar-sounding injury to Michael's and he's 100% OK now. But while the brain is swollen and trying to heal itself, it looks for all the world like the person won't be the same and it's quite traumatic to see them agitated. It's still early days and even the doctors can't yet know how much damage; if any; will be long-term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoony Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Really hope he pulls through. Terrible news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 True I suppose ..everyone thought Richard Hammond (was it) was gone after that crash he had yet he made quite a remarkable recovery..... Still the list of cuts and clots Schumacher had according to the pros its a tough call anyway I sincerely do hope he gets through this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Been thinking of Schumi all day, hope so much he can pull through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electric Avenue Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 Its his 45th birthday aswell on 3rd Jan. All so terrible. Praying for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Popular Post BOF Posted December 31, 2013 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2013 The BBC are reporting that his condition has improved overnight following an operation to relieve the pressure on his brain. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baselayers Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 :-) yay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator BOF Posted January 3, 2014 Moderator Share Posted January 3, 2014 Well, 'Happy' Birthday Michael... for what it's worth! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VT Supporter villarule123 Posted January 3, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted January 3, 2014 Will be weird for him when he wakes up and finds out he's missed his birthday, new year etc That's if he actually still knows who he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avfc96 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2540017/Fears-grow-Michael-Schumacher-coma-rest-life.html Not looking good for Schumacher. Fears grow that Michael Schumacher will be in a coma for the rest of his life because he has still not recovered enough to be woken German media rife with speculation after speaking to brain injury experts Formula One star has been in artificially induced coma for the last 18 days Bild newspaper says his condition is so grave there are no plans to wake Silence from his management and medical team has also fuelled concerns By ALLAN HALL PUBLISHED: 17:05, 15 January 2014 | UPDATED: 17:11, 15 January 2014 1,158 shares 160 View comments Fears are growing in Germany that stricken F1 legend Michael Schumacher may be in a coma for the rest of his life. German weekly news magazine Focus reported that 'Schumacher could be in a coma forever' after speaking with experts on his condition. Bild newspaper also reported that his condition is so grave that there are currently no plans to wake him. Fearing the worst: German media has been speculating that Michael Schumacher may never come out of his coma after speaking to experts about the progress of his condition following his skiing accident last month He has been in an artificially induced state of unconsciousness for 18 days now and the silence from his management and the medical teams treating him in Grenoble, France, lead many to fear the worst. The coma means that oxygen to his brain is reduced, therefore it works less and is better placed to recover from the injuries sustained during a low-speed ski accident on December 29. But Schumacher, 44, has not recovered anywhere near sufficiently to be awoken from his coma, leading to the speculation that he might be committed to it for the rest of his days. More... Doctors begin tests on F1 legend Michael Schumacher's brain to locate area where he suffered massive damage in Christmas ski accident Jet-skiing NYPD cop who pocketed $175,000 in 9/11 disability checks turns himself in as it's revealed he lives in lavish Florida mansion Patients placed in such comas are usually brought out of them after one to two weeks. 'There may have been complications', said neurosurgeon Andreas Zieger of the University Clinic for neurosurgery in Oldenburg to Focus magazine. 'We should not speculate here. Ultimately, we are talking about life and death. A coma can in theory be maintained for a lifetime. It won’t hurt the human brain.' Strain: Schumacher's wife Corinna (above) and their two children have been maintaining a constant bedside vigil at his hospital in France since his accident on December 29 But side effects include anaesthetic increasingly stressing the liver, muscle breakdown and rises in intracranial pressure as a result of cerebrospinal fluid not circulating efficiently. Professor Zieger added: 'Brain injuries are among the most complicated injuries that can happen to the human body. 'Predictions about how long a person might be in a coma or potential complications are seldom reliable.' Cologne neurological expert Professor Gereon Fink fears that his long coma indicates serious damage in the brain and that his condition remains critical. 'He assumes that Michael Schumacher’s health condition is apparently worse than hoped for,' reported a news website. Support: Fans hold F1 Ferrari team flags outside Schumacher's hospital. While some racing teams have banned drivers from risky off-track activities, Ferrari says it has issued no such directives 'If the injuries are so severe that it would harm the patient, he is kept longer in the medically induced coma,' said professor Fink. 'Depending on where bleeding has taken place can lead to unilateral paralysis, speech disorders or personality changes.' Schumacher, whose wife Corinna and two children are maintaining a constant bedside vigil in France, has undergone two operations since the accident at the resort of Meribel and has undergone fresh scans this week. German media said that the risk of brain haemorrhage remain high and why he is still classified as critically ill. His catastrophic accident has already had a knock-on effect for some current racing drivers who, according to Bild newspaper, have now been issued with a list of off-track activities they are now banned from undertaking. Bild says skiing, motocross and motorbike riding are out. Red Bull, it reports, has banned driver Daniel Ricciardo from surfing in the sea off his hometown of Perth in Australia because of the danger of shark attacks. Ferrari says it has issued no such directives to its drivers saying: 'We trust our drivers to be able to decide what is dangerous and what is not.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2540017/Fears-grow-Michael-Schumacher-coma-rest-life.html#ixzz2qVllgH6g Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Popular Post BOF Posted January 15, 2014 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2014 I don't buy it. Not because I want to be deluded optimistic but because our insatiable desire for news and our impatience to wait means news outlets jump to conclusions in order to fill that demand. Nothing has changed. It was and still is a waiting game. Yes it'd be better if he was out of it by now but the wording of that article even says these are "fears" rather than any sort of tangible news. Let the doctors do their job and come to us with news rather than letting the vultures of Bild et al fill our heads with nothing more than speculation and sensationalism. IMHO. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frobisher Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Great post, BOF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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