What did Schumacher go through during his 10 years of injury, and what lies should be exposed?

Exactly 10 years ago, Michael Schumacher was injured in a skiing accident in France, which completely changed his life. There has been a lot of speculation and lies about his life since then, and here is Michael Schumacher's most complete record of the real situation since his injury –

1. What really happened to Michael Schumacher?

After retiring from Formula 1 at the end of 2012, Schumacher spent a holiday in the upscale French resort of Méribel with his family – wife Corinna, son Mick and daughter Gina – in late 2013. Schumacher is well known for his love of skiing, and he knows the slopes so well that he comes here almost every year.

On a sunny morning at 11 a.m. local time on December 29, 2013, Schumacher decided to go to an "off-piste" area next to the slopes to help another skier – a tragic decision. Schumacher crashed into an exposed rock in the uncleared snow, lost control and collided with another rock 10 meters away, striking the right side of his head hard and his helmet in half.

The 44-year-old was initially conscious, but was unable to answer questions coherently and exhibited "very erratic" behavior, which led to the decision of paramedics who arrived on the scene within minutes to fly him to rescue him. Schumacher was initially airlifted to the hospital in Mouthier and then transferred to the traumatology unit in Grenoble, where his injuries were found to be very serious.

Schumacher arrived at the hospital in a coma and doctors needed immediate surgery on his brain. In an initial press conference, doctors confirmed that Schumacher's condition was "extremely serious", and the professor in charge of the surgeon said at the time that it was impossible to predict what would happen to the world champion next.

Schumacher suffered massive bleeding and bruising to his brain, and the head of the hospital's anesthesiology department said that if Schumacher had not been wearing a helmet, he might have died at the scene of the accident. Subsequently, including the then FIA president Jean Todd, and others felt that the hospital was in a very bad situation.

2. The real reaction of the F1 world to the Schumacher accident

As the Schumacher accident gradually came to light, the prospects for the German king to return to normal life became more and more bleak, and the entire F1 world was thrown into shock.

Hakkinen, one of Schumacher's main rivals that year, posted this update: "Your (Schumacher's) accident means another challenge, you have to fight hard again, like we used to do on the track, you have to give it your all. ”

Four-time F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel said: "I'm shocked and I hope he gets better as soon as possible and I want to give his family the greatest support. ”

As news of Schumacher's accident spread, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, German tennis star Becker and soccer superstar Podolski also sent messages of support.

But the frenzied "encirclement" of the media makes people feel very angry, Schumacher's wife Corinna has to face a group of cold-blooded and ruthless reporters on the way to the hospital every day, and the most exaggerated is that a reporter dressed as a doctor tried to enter Schumacher's hospital room, he was quickly found and driven out, and he did so only to get the first photo of Schumacher after his injury so that he could sell it for a high price.

Speaking to the media, Schumacher's spokesman said: "In Corinna's name, I would like to ask you to stop pressuring us. ”

3. What is the real situation of Schumacher at the moment?

The process of waking Schumacher from his coma began in late January 2014, but it was not until April 2014 that there was some progress, when a spokesman for Schumacher said in a statement that Schumacher was showing some signs of "consciousness and awakening."

Two months later, Schumacher was confirmed to be no longer in a coma and was able to leave the Grenoble hospital. "Schumacher has left the Grenoble hospital to continue his long period of recovery," the spokesman said. He is no longer in a coma. ”。

The German king was taken to the University Hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland, near Schumacher's own home, for further medical rehabilitation.

It was at this time that some of those who managed to get close to Schumacher showed even more cold-blooded and ruthless selfishness.

A man who works as an executive at a Swiss Helicopter Air Rescue Company has been arrested on suspicion of stealing and leaking Schumacher's medical records, which he tried to sell to several media outlets for 50,000 euros. The suspect, who was arrested after Schumacher was taken to Lausanne, was held in Zurich and was found hanged in his cell the next morning.

Corinna, who has built a comprehensive medical suite at their home in Lake Geneva, said: "From now on, Michael's rehabilitation will take place in his home, and his injuries have made some progress over the past few months. ”

At this time, the media was full of fake news, a German media reported that Schumacher had been able to walk and "raise his arms", this report was considered "irresponsible" by Schumacher's spokesman, and the two sides fell out to the point of going to court, and at the court hearing, Schumacher's legal fees revealed that Schumacher, who was 47 years old at the time, could not walk or stand even with help.

"Unfortunately, a recent news report forced us to make a clarification that these speculations are irresponsible, as Michael's privacy is very important to him, given the severity of his injury," the spokesperson said. Unfortunately, these irresponsible reports have also given false hope to many involved. ”

In January 2019, Schumacher turned 50 and his family issued a brief statement thanking their supporters and saying that Schumacher's recovery was going well. In recent years, the family has not released any more updates on Schumacher's condition, and only Todd has offered some vague hints as a trusted friend of the Schumacher family.

"We respect the privacy of Corinna and her children, of course we know that the accident has serious consequences, I always visit him, he and his family are also my family, I just want to say that the people who claim to know some inside information don't really know anything," Todd said. ”