away on business the past week...latest on Schumi and sadly the reports are not good though some of it seems to be hearsay:

Speculation rampant in German media that Michael Schumacher may never wake from coma

But according to the Daily Mail, the silence on Schumacher's condition has led to anxiety in his native Germany, as publications turn to non-official sources to gain an insight into the potential - or otherwise - of Schumacher making a full recovery.

German publication Focus spoke to neurosurgeon Andreas Zieger of the University Clinic for neurosurgery in Oldenburg, a man not part of Schumacher's medical team. Professor Zieger speculated that, given the time Schumacher has been kept in an induced coma, "there may have been complications."

"We should not speculate here. Ultimately, we are talking about life and death. A coma can in theory be maintained for a lifetime. It won't hurt the human brain." Professor Zieger added: "Brain injuries are among the most complicated injuries that can happen to the human body.

http://www.news.com.au/sport/motor-sport/speculation-rampant-in-german-media-that-michael-schumacher-may-never-wake-from-coma/story-fnec578q-1226803272400

Michael Schumacher may never wake up from coma following horrific skiing accident

The Formula One racing legend has been in an artificial coma for 18 days since Dec. 29, which indicates to some experts that there may be significant health challenges, such as swelling of the brain or liver.

“The sooner an artificial coma ends, the faster return usually normal body functions such as breathing,” Heinz Peter Moecke, director of the Institute for Emergency Medicine, Asklepios Kliniken in Hamburg told the German newspaper Bild.

Michael Schumacher will have to adjust to being a very different person, brain injury specialist warns

Dr Richard Greenwood says at launch of study into traumatic head injuries that 'if Michael Schumacher survives, he will not be Michael Schumacher - he will be Joe Bloggs'

A brain injury specialist has warned that if Michael Schumacher survives after his skiing accident "he will not be Michael Schumacher".

French doctors have begun tests on the seven-times Formula One world champion, having been in an artifically induced coma for more than two weeks after his head struck a rock while skiing off-piste in Meribel in France. He has had an operation to remove a small part of his skull in a bid to relieve pressure on his brain but he remains in a critical condition.

Dr Richard Greenwood, an acute brain injury specialist from University College London Hospital, said successful rehabilitation would mean adjusting to a very different life.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/michael-schumacher/10575877/Michael-Schumacher-will-have-to-adjust-to-being-a-very-different-person-brain-injury-specialist-warns.html