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Kinda sad that the family has kept him alive in such a state. Easy for me to say but it seems kind of selfish. Especially for a guy that was so active and living on the edge. I can't imagine he would ever want to be kept alive in this state.
Brazilian F1 reporter says Michael Schumacher is in 'vegetative state' | Autoweek
Long-time F1 follower says even Schumacher's friends have stopped visiting
Reginaldo Leme, a respected Brazilian F1 commentator, says he can understand why seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher's family is so carefully guarding its privacy.
Leme, a member of the F1's travelling circus for decades, told the Brazilian broadcaster SporTV that even Schumacher's closest friends no longer visit the former driver at his home in Switzerland.
"The family has stopped any kind of information and access, particularly to the press. But not even his closest friends have been visiting Schumacher," he said. "For a long time now, (F1 driver Felipe) Massa has not gone there. Because he understands that it is the time for his family and he wants to protect that.
"Everyone knows that (Schumacher) is in a vegetative state. He has lost muscle mass and is very thin. It came out in a German newspaper that he weighs 45 kilograms (100 pounds); the family went crazy and sued the newspaper.
"I doubt that the information came from inside the family. So I see it as the family's right to protect him."
Schumacher suffered a massive head injury in a skiing crash in France on Dec. 26, 2013. He has not been seen in public since the accident.
Brazilian F1 reporter says Michael Schumacher is in 'vegetative state' | Autoweek
Long-time F1 follower says even Schumacher's friends have stopped visiting
Reginaldo Leme, a respected Brazilian F1 commentator, says he can understand why seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher's family is so carefully guarding its privacy.
Leme, a member of the F1's travelling circus for decades, told the Brazilian broadcaster SporTV that even Schumacher's closest friends no longer visit the former driver at his home in Switzerland.
"The family has stopped any kind of information and access, particularly to the press. But not even his closest friends have been visiting Schumacher," he said. "For a long time now, (F1 driver Felipe) Massa has not gone there. Because he understands that it is the time for his family and he wants to protect that.
"Everyone knows that (Schumacher) is in a vegetative state. He has lost muscle mass and is very thin. It came out in a German newspaper that he weighs 45 kilograms (100 pounds); the family went crazy and sued the newspaper.
"I doubt that the information came from inside the family. So I see it as the family's right to protect him."
Schumacher suffered a massive head injury in a skiing crash in France on Dec. 26, 2013. He has not been seen in public since the accident.
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