F1 world champion Schumacher has been undergoing treatment since suffering a serious brain injury while skiing in 2013. A month ago, Schumacher's wife, Corinna, decided to auction off part of her watch collection and use the proceeds to treat Schumacher. The sale has now ended, with eight watches sold for a total of 4.1 million euros.
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On December 29, 2013, Schumacher suffered serious head injuries in a skiing accident while skiing in Switzerland. Since Schumacher was seriously injured and in a coma, his wife, Corinna, made it possible for only those closest to him to visit their mansion on the shores of Lake Lausanne, Switzerland.
In July 2022, when Corinna accepted the North Rhine-Westphalia State Award on behalf of Schumacher, she made a rare revelation that the injury did make Schumacher a different person, and the level of recovery was not optimistic. "I miss Michael every day, not just me, but the kids, the family, his father, everyone who is related to him misses Michael. But he's still here, just a little different from before. ”
"We try to continue the family life that Michael loves, and we get on with our lives. As he always said, 'family is private'. It was important to me that he was able to enjoy his private life as much as possible. Michael has always protected us, and now it's our turn to protect Michael. ”
Schumacher was bedridden for treatment
For more than ten years, Corinna has not given up on the treatment of Schumacher, and from some information revealed by Schumacher's relatives and friends, we know that Schumacher's condition is not good in the past ten years of bedridden. His weight dropped to 45 kilograms and his height dropped from 1.74 meters to 1.60 meters. Schumacher's treatment costs are huge, and in order to allow the king to return home for treatment, Corinna spent about 11.7 million euros to build a high-class ward in her Swiss home, and equipped Schumacher with a high-level medical care team, a medical team of 15 people to monitor Schumacher's condition 24 hours a day.
Because of the high cost of treatment, Corinna has previously sold nearly 90 million euros of her family property to treat Schumacher. In 2015, Corinna sold Schumacher's private jet and property in Norway for 30 million euros, and in 2021 she sold her luxury home in Switzerland for 58.7 million euros. According to the German press, Schumacher's treatment currently costs 7 million euros per year.
Corinna
Before Schumacher's accident, his net worth had reached 650 million euros (about 5 billion yuan), ranking 178th on the list of Germany's richest people that year. When Schumacher was in trouble, Corinna became the agent of the family's fortune and the business group, which is still generating huge profits, managing assets, bank accounts, business partnerships, lawyers, and all human resources.
According to people who have lived in Germany, most bank accounts in Germany are extremely difficult to liquidate. Unless the account holder dies, the account holder's wife, children and parents cannot withdraw cash without a power of attorney, which means that if the property is deposited in Schumacher's name, Schumacher himself must sign to withdraw these deposits.
And if Schumacher dies, Corinna and the children will be able to withdraw the inheritance. Therefore, this money is currently just a number for Schumacher's family, so Corinna can only sell their joint real estate, aircraft and other assets in order to save her husband.
In 2020, Corinna also hopes to rebuild Schumacher's central nervous system through stem cell transplant surgery. "I'm not going to take away his right to live, and I want to see him win again," she said strongly. ”
Edited by Ou Peng
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