Michael Schumacher in critical condition

[mudskipper]

Rather less positive perspective from this medical chap: Good news? | A Former F1 Doc Writes

Yes, I did wonder about what conclusions we should draw from it.

[d000hg]

Yes, I did wonder about what conclusions we should draw from it.

None, until they are based on facts?

[SimonMac]

He comes out of a coma just in time for Phil Neville's commentary putting him into a new one

[centurian]

Mmm. Something just doesn't smell right about this announcement.

I, like many others, believed awakening from a comma was like 28 Days Later / The Walking Dead - a quick bit of fluids to re-hydrate, then you're fit enough to take on a zombie hoard.

But it seems that even in the best cases, it's considerably less pronounced - and being "out of a coma" really doesn't mean all that much in the grand scheme of things - the lights are on, but is anyone home.

Here's hoping for the best though.

[SimonMac]

BBC News - F1 champion Michael Schumacher critical after ski fall

Doesn't look good.

BBC News - Michael Schumacher leaves hospital

[Bunk]

I'd forgotten I started this thread

[KentPhilip]

So what's the deal with Mr Schumacher at the moment. He's out of a coma. But is he awake, is he talking, and understanding what people are saying to him.
The media seems to be coy about the details.

[VectraMan]

So what's the deal with Mr Schumacher at the moment. He's out of a coma. But is he awake, is he talking, and understanding what people are saying to him.
The media seems to be coy about the details.

I suspect he's seriously brain damaged and will remain that way. "Out of a coma" makes it sound like he's sat up in bed doing the crossword, but that's not very likely.

[d000hg]

There was an article about that by a doctor - maybe even in this thread - saying that "in a coma" has a very specific medical meaning, and that "not in a coma" does not mean what people think it does.

[suityou01]

If he wasn't a vegetable they would have said so.

HTH