Last month, it was announced that F1 icon Michael Schumacher "is no longer in a coma" and has left the Grenoble hospital where he was admitted after sustaining a severe head injury from a freak skiing accident late December last year. He was transferred to Lausanne University hospital, which said to be "one of Switzerland's most renowned."
"Michael has left the CHU Grenoble to continue his long phase of rehabilitation. He is not in a coma anymore," BBC quoted the statement released June 16 by Sabine Kehm, the racer's manager. "For the future we ask for understanding that his further rehabilitation will take place away from the public eye," the statement also said.
"He will have a team of specialists, and his own private accommodation, and he will be much closer to his family home on the shores of Lake Geneva," the British news source added.
Just recently, it was learned that the 45-year-old racing legend "is making such good progress in a Lausanne rehab clinic he may be home before the end of the summer," The Daily Mail reported.
Previously, there were also talks that wife Corinna and his family "had invested heavily in transforming parts of their mansion home in Gland into a medical centre for him, complete with state of the art machines and a separate building for carers to live in."
And now, it appears that the said investment may be worthwhile, as Schumacher is reportedly making good progress. According to The Mirror, the father-of-two "is now communicating with his family by fluttering his eye-lashes."
"It is understood that while Schumacher remains paralysed he is able to answer questions from his wife and children Gina-Maria, 17, and son Mick, 15, by fluttering his eyes," the publication added.
Despite this, the former racer will still require constant nursing care in order to recover from the life-threatening injuries he acquired from the skiing accident.
Also, his doctors are looking at the possibility of having Schumacher sit upright in a mouth-controlled electronic wheelchair "within a few weeks."
"Doctors Darko Chudy and Vedran Deletis, who have developed a revolutionary microchip implanting technique, may plan to use it to help him," the news source revealed. "It is believed the microchip may be able to help him to walk and talk again after his extended period in a coma."
These are all positive developments in the Schumacher coma saga, which has his fans, fellow racers, celebrities, and supporters all around the world watching and waiting for updates on his condition. One of them is racing icon Niki Lauda, who was quoted as saying this: "Michael, everyday I follow the news on your progress and every day I am close to you. I hope I will be able to talk to you very, very soon."
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