Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher, who remains in a medically induced coma at the Grenoble University Hospital Centre after sustaining life-threatening injuries in a skiing accident, has showed “encouraging signs”, according to the family’s latest statement.
The family statement read: “We are and remain confident that Michael will pull through and will wake up. There sometimes are small, encouraging signs, but we also know that this is the time to be very patient.
Michael has suffered severe injuries. It is very hard to comprehend for all of us that Michael, who had overcome a lot of precarious situations in the past, has been hurt so terribly in such a banal situation.
It was clear from the start that this will be a long and hard fight for Michael. We are taking this fight on together with the team of doctors, whom we fully trust. The length of the process is not the important part for us.”
Doctors have been trying to wake the seven-time world champion up from his medically induced coma, which has helped reduce the swelling in his brain.