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Michael Schumacher‘s former boss Jean Todt is giving fans a rare update on the F1 champion’s health.
Almost six years after Schumacher was involved in a near-fatal skiing accident, Ferrari boss Jean Todt spoke to Radio Monte-Carlo (RMC) about how his close friend and former colleague was progressing with his recovery.
“Michael is in the best hands and is well looked after in his house,” he told the French radio network,according toHello Magazine.“He does not give up and keeps fighting.”
“His family is fighting just as much,” Todt, 73, continued. “Of course, our friendship cannot be the same as it once was, just because there’s no longer the same communication as before, [but] he continues to fight and his family is fighting the same way.”
Despite having a different kind of friendship now, Todt revealed he and Schumacher, 50, were able to do the one thing they both loved — watch an F1 race on television together at the seven-time champion’s Switzerland home.
Michael Schumacher.Mark Thompson/Getty
Schumacher has been receiving specialist treatment at his European home since the near-fatal accident nearly six years ago.
On Dec. 29, 2013, Schumacher suffered serious head injuries after he split his helmet and crashed into rocks on the slopes at Meribel ski resort in the French Alps.
Once admitted to the hospital, Schumacher’s doctors in Grenoble put him into a medically induced coma in a bid to reduce brain swelling. He awakened from the coma in June 2014 and was released, but his family has chosen to keep his condition private while he recovers.
This past January, however, Schumacher’s familyissued a rare statement on his official Facebook pagein honor of the German racer’s50th birthdayabout his condition.
“We are very happy to celebrate Michael’s 50th birthday tomorrow together with you and thank you from the bottom of our hearts that we can do this together,” the family of the F1 driverwrote.
Michael Schumacher with wife, Corinna.FIA via Getty
Addressing Schumacher’s current condition, his family reassured his fans that “he is in the very best hands and that we are doing everything humanly possible to help him.”
“Please understand if we are following Michael’s wishes and keeping such a sensitive subject as health, as it has always been, in privacy,” his family continued. “At the same time, we say thank you very much for your friendship and wish you a healthy and happy year 2019.”
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“We want to remember his victories, his records and his jubilation,” the family finished.
source: people.com
