Schumacher to be woken up from Induced Coma, Reports Say
Formula 1 legend, Michael Schumacher is slowly being taken out of an artificial coma by doctors a month after his near fatal skiing accident in the French Alps, a french tabloid reports, although his manager has asked the public to pay no attention to the 
speculation even as she didn’t deny the report.
Last week his spokesman said he was still in a critical, but stable condition. On Wednesday, it was reported that Schumacher had “reacted positively” to the process begun this week at the CHU hospital in the south west city of Grenoble, where he’s been since the December 29 fall.
Sabine Kehm,Schumacher’s manager, did not deny the L’Equipe report, but urged fans to ignore anything other than official comments on his health.
“I am stressing again any statement regarding Michael’s health not coming from the doctors treating him, or from his management, must be considered as speculation,” she said. “I repeat, we will not comment on any speculation.
“Michael’s condition is still considered as stable, I also repeat that Michael’s family is very happy and confident with the work of the team of doctors treating Michael, and they trust them completely.”
Surgeons have performed two operations to remove blood clots around Mr Schumacher’s brain. He has been kept asleep to reduce swelling.
Doctors in Grenoble have ruled out giving a prognosis for his condition in the coming days and months. But it is medically possible for someone to spend several weeks in an induced coma and make a full recovery.
Meanwhile, Ferrari, Schumacher’s racing team with which he had 72 of his 91 F1 wins, said in an online statement it was “waiting” for his return: “Dear Michael, having spent so many years at Ferrari, you became one of us. You thrilled us so often, bringing us great joy, but the greatest one is yet to come: namely seeing you here in Maranello again, to meet your second family, the Ferrari one.”
Schumacher’s family have been by his bedside since the accident, and have received hundreds of letters of support and gifts from around the world.
On Tuesday, on the first day of pre-season testing in Jerez, Schumacher’s friend and compatriot Sebastian Vettel revealed he is still praying for a miracle. He said: “He’s still in a coma and we still don’t know what shape he will be in when he wakes up, which is horrible, especially for his family and close friends, not knowing what is going to happen.
“I’m still as shocked as everybody else, and I pray and hope the miracle will happen, he will come back and be the person he was before.”
