Michael Schumacher has left his hospital in Lausanne, nine months after suffering a life-threatening injury in a skiing accident. Schumacher’s manager, Sabine Kehm, said in a statement that the former F1 world champion still faced “a long and difficult road ahead” and would continue his rehabilitation at home. Schumacher had transferred to Lausanne in June from a hospital in Grenoble where he had been placed in a medically induced coma after suffering a severe head injury in the French resort of Méribel on 29 December. Doctors had kept the seven-times champion in a coma to help reduce swelling in his brain resulting in his head hitting a rock after he fell while skiing off piste. The German, who retired from racing in 2012 after a 19-year career, will now make the short 25-mile journey back to his house at Gland on the shores of Lake Geneva. Kehm said: “Michael’s rehabilitation will continue from now on from home. “Considering the severe injuries he suffered, progress has been made in the past weeks and months. “There is still, however, a long and difficult road ahead. “We would like to extend our gratitude to the entire team at CHUV Lausanne for their thorough and competent work. “We ask the privacy of Michael’s family continue to be respected, and that speculation about his state of health is avoided.”
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 13:48:33 +0000
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