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MICHAEL Schumacher’s family have shared an agonising message to the F1 legend 10 years after his tragic ski crash.
The sporting icon was left fighting for his life after the horror accident in the Alps, exactly a decade ago.
AFPHe catapulted forward 11.5ft and crashed into a boulder head first that split his helmet into two and left him needing to be airlifted to hospital for two life-saving operations.
Michael was then placed in a medically induced coma to try to reduce the swelling and in the decade since the F1 superstar has never been seen in public and health updates have been very rare.
His family have continued to keep his health a secret and his inner circle small.
Now, the Keep Fighting Foundation, founded and run by Michael’s family have urged the “inspiration” to keep going.
The post on X, formerly Twitter, read: “An inspiration for so many.
“Certainly for us.”
It was accompanied by the hashtags #KeepFightingMichael and #KeepFighting.
Some of Michael’s closest friends and his son are trustees at the foundation.
As an accomplished skier, the retired seven-times world champion, and his then 14-year-old son set off on the Combe de Saulire ski run in the exclusive French resort of Meribel.
Footage from his helmet camera revealed he was not travelling at excessive speed when his skis struck a rock hidden beneath the snow.
Doctors later said the headgear is the only reason he’s still alive.
This sparked a whole host of unanswered questions from friends, fans and fellow drivers that his family refused to comment on.
Since 2013, his wife Corinna has been creating a private world around Michael as he continues his recovery – including forming a tight knit group of people allowed to see the great man and those who can’t.
Corinna has cut out certain people for a plethora or reasons including keeping the families privacy a priority and for the sake of Schuey.
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