Friends and
associates of former F1 driver Michael Schumacher have greeted the news of his
transfer to a hospital near his family home in Switzerland. The racing ace was
injured in December.
Deutsche Welle, 17 June 2014
Schumacher
has been transferred to the University Hospital in Lausanne on Lake Geneva
where he will continue his rehabilitation. He suffered severe head injuries
when he fell and hit his head on a rock while skiing in the French Alps on
December 29.
Schumacher's manager Sabine Kehm spoke on behalf of his family on Monday, thanking the
hospital in Grenoble which has been treating him. "Michael has left the
hospital in order to continue a long phase of rehabilitation. He is no longer
in a coma," she said in a statement. "For the future, we ask for your
understanding so that his continuing rehabilitation takes place out of public
view."
Lausanne
hospital spokesman Darcy Christen confirmed the 45-year-old German was admitted
but stressed that the facility wanted "to ensure that he and his family
fully enjoy privacy and medical confidentiality."
The
45-year-old sportsman's family also thanked everyone who had sent wishes for
his recovery, they "certainly helped him," they said.
As the news
broke of his transfer on Monday, friends and colleagues took to social media to
share their comments. Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso tweeted, "Good start
of the week with the news of Michael! So happy this is going in the good
direction!"
Germany
midfielder Lukas Podolski tweeted before his team's World Cup match on Monday
to say: "What a great news!!! Get well soon Schumi!!! I'm so glad and
happy when I just heard it!!"
Schumacher
retired from racing in 2012 after winning a record seven Formula One titles.
jm/slk (dpa, AFP)
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