All the money that Michael Schumacher has earned as a Formula One champion racer may be channelled to his rehabilitation and caring costs by his family but it seems unlikely that that the F1 driver may fully recover.
Yahoo! News has reported that since his horrific accident in the French Alps in December 2013, to the time that he was in coma for nearly six months, until the time when he was taken from the hospital to recuperate and heal at his home in Lake Geneva in Switzerland, the family of Michael Schumacher has reportedly spent $15.3 million or £10 million for his hospitalization and care expenses.
The amount would have meant nothing to the family if only Michael showed signs of getting back into full recovery but it seems that it is very unlikely considering the degree of head injuries he sustained during the accident.
While his family remains hopeful of a full recovery especially his wife Corinna and their 17-year-old daughter Gina Maria and 15-year-old son Nick, doctors have been telling them that there is no guarantee that their patriarch would ever get back to his old self again.
Keeping it in the family
The family also knows that in addition to them, fans, friends and colleagues of Michael Schumacher have been keeping tab on possible positive updates on the condition of the Formula One driver.
But as a matter of keeping the situation in the family for now, they have decided to impose a total news blackout on the kind of care that Michael is receiving at his Swiss mansion in Lake Geneva.
An insider however revealed that the German racer is still unable to talk and has very little awareness of his environment. He still cannot walk as of this time.
In December, reports of Michael finally being able to recognize the sound of the voices of his family members and even his dogs through tears, was taken on a positive light by his fans and friends, which they all believed may be the impetus needed by Michael to keep on fighting and win the most important race of his life.
Slow progress
Since then, there was hardly any other news of positive development on the medical condition of Michael Schumacher.
The same insider disclosed that progress is painfully very slow for the F1 car driver and that only a miracle could actually hasten his recovery. But it is very unlikely that he will be able to fully recover to his pre-accident state, added the same source.
Professor Jean-Francois Payen, who operated on his brain blood clots after his horrific ski accident at Meribel on December 29, 2013, has been leading the 15-person medical team that has been providing round-the-clock care to Michael Schumacher.
Although he is not always on the side of the F1 driver, Payen has been in constant communications with the care team as well as always attempting to manage the expectations of Corinna and the other members of Michael’s family.