"Schumacher is Paralyzed, Wheel Chair-Bound and Unable To Speak" Says AFriend Of the Racing Champion

Not much has filtered out concerning Michael Schumacher, since he sustained life-changing injuries after a ski accident almost a year ago in December 2013. Today however,one of his friends, who was also a racing driver and was left paralyzed after an accident, Phillipe Streiff, says Michael Schumacher "is paralyzed, wheel-chair bound, and unable to speak".
The 45 year old Schumacher who is a seven-time champion has memory problems and cannot speak.

Streiff, is himself in a wheel chair after a crash in Brazil in 1989 left him Quadruplegic.

According to UK Dailymail, he spoke with a French radio and here are some excerpts of what he had to say
"He is getting better but everything is relative. It's very difficult. He can't speak. Like me, he is in a wheelchair paralysed. He has memory problems and speech problems."


Official news on Schumacher, who suffered a freak ski accident in the French Alps on December 29 last year, which left him brain damaged and fighting for his life, have been scant.
Schumacher, a very competent skier, was holidaying with family and friends in Meribel, where he owns a chalet.
He was skiing with his 14-year-old son on a red piste, which is classed for intermediate skiers.
But shortly after 11am he left the piste and skied on to an off-piste area located in between the red run and a blue run, for beginners to intermediates.
It was here that he struck a partially-covered rock. He was not skiing fast but he lost control and catapulted 34 feet on to another rock.
He smashed his head on the bolder. The force of the collision shattered his helmet.
Schumacher was airlifted from the slopes minutes after the accident to Moutiers Hospital and was then transferred 80 miles west to CHU Grenoble, a larger hospital that specializes in head
He arrived at 12.40pm and had been placed in an artificial coma. He was immediately operated on to relieve pressure on his brain.

At the end of January it was announced that doctors had begun the process of gradually awakening him from his coma.And then on April 4, his spokeswoman Sabine Kehm revealed that he was showing 'moments of consciousness and had opened his eyes and had interaction, albeit minimal.

Today's piece of information from his friend sheds a little bit of light on Schumacher's condition.


However, Schumacher's spokesperson , Sabine Kehm said Streiff's comments were 'his opinions' and she therefore did not want to

She added: 'He did not have contact with us.