The F1 Legend is making progress, this is the what his doctor, Dr Jean-Francois Payen, told reporters about the latest Michael Schumacher condition after suffering a severe head injury while skiing in December last year. According to the French doctor, he witnessed the seven-time world champion making 'some progress' over the past few days. Schumacher has been moved from the Grenoble Hospital to his family home in Switzerland since June. However, Payen remains in touch with the family to oversee his patients' condition.
"I have seen some progress but I would say give him time. It's like other patients, we are in a timescale that ranges from one year to three years, so it takes patience," Dr Payen said of the latest Michael Schumacher condition during a press conference.
"Life after a brain injury is littered with stages," he said. "It must progress, we hope, but we must give him time."
Payen also insisted that seeing a better Michael Schumacher condition will take time but with the fact that he is with his family now, it will be of big help.
"I kept seeing him, first at the University Hospital of Lausanne, and now at home. It's to see how he progresses and tell his wife and children what changes I observed," Dr Payen said.
"He's in very favourable conditions. This plays a big role. The family environment is anyway best for the patient. His wife is surrounded by excellent advice and has implemented all it takes for it to move forward."
The German Formula One legend fell to an accident in December 29 2013 while skiing with 14-year old son Mick at the Méribel in the French Alps. He fell and hit his head on a rock, leading to a head injury despite him wearing a helmet. Doctors said he could have died at that moment had he not worn a protective head gear.
Payen knows the world is eager to hear some good news about Michael Schumacher's condition but he also wished to spare the race driver's family from media storm.
"Nobody is willing to undergo such a flood of media [attention]," he told Le Parisien. "We quickly got organised by creating a sort of 'medical bubble' to protect us from the outside world, from the media pressure, in order to work properly."
