Thursday 30 January 2014

Hope for Michael Schumacher as doctors begin the process of bringing him out of coma

MICHAEL Schumacher could begin to emerge from a coma as doctors have begun to reduce his sedation.
The Formula One legend has been in a coma for more than a month after he suffered a severe head injury in a skiing accident on December 29 in the French Alpine resort of Meribel.
Doctors placed Schumacher into a medically induced coma after undergoing emergency brain surgery to remove blood clots from his brain.
The seven-time world champion has remained sedated to reduce the swelling.
His manager, Sabine Kehm, has now announced that doctors at Grenoble University Hospital, will finally start to reduce his sedation to allow him to begin the "waking up process".
Ms Kehm warned that the process would take a "long time".
Her statement also included an appeal from the Schumacher family to give them some privacy while also expressing "sincere appreciation for the world wide sympathy".
Fans and former colleagues from around the world have shown huge support for the racing hero.
A statement on Ferrari's website released yesterday said that the team was "waiting" for his return.
It read: "You thrilled us so often, bringing us great joy, but the greatest one is yet to come: namely seeing you here in Maranello again, to meet your second family, the Ferrari one. 
"We are waiting for you."