Michael Schumacher Recovery, Condition Update: F1 Racer Making A “Very Slow Recovery”, Been Able To Sit In Wheel Chair, External Stimuli Reacting

By Staff Writer

Feb 13 2015, 09:55 AM EST

Former Mercedes driver and seven-time Formula One champion, Michael Schumacher, is showing gradual signs of recovery. Latest updates relay that the champ can convey emotions through his eyes movements and there have been reports that he cries and makes noises whenever he hears the voices of his family.

After he awoke from his coma state in June 2014, F1 legend has moved to his home in Lake Geneva, which has been converted into rehabilitation center for the champ. Months later, the editor-in-chief of the Italian magazine Autosprint, Alberto Sabbatini, said that the 46-year-old German icon is making a "very slow recovery."

Schumacher has reportedly been responsive to external stimuli, including visits from his family.

"In recent times, he has been able to recognize the familiar faces of his family, but he cannot communicate with them. He does not speak and he is not able to perform movements independently. He reacts to external stimuli but for now can only answer a familiar voice by moving his eyes," Sabbatini said.

"It shows that he feels emotion. That his brain works. It is the only way his strong character is able to externally convey an emotion. It is a sign that he is alive and understands, even if for now he is the prisoner of an immobile body," the editor-in-chief continued.

Furthermore, Michael Schumacher has reportedly been sitting "in a chair in front of the windows of his villa" during his breaks from physical therapy sessions. It was said that the continuous therapy has to be done to prevent "muscle atrophy."

Fans of Schumacher will be relieved to know that he is not stuck in bed and is showing signs of neurological recovery by expressing emotions and recognizing his family. CrossMap reported that his gradual recovery confirmed by Schumacher's manager, Sabine Kehm, F1 physician, Gerard Salliant and even International Automobile Federation head, Jean Todt and assured fans he was improving.

Schumacher has been described as "The Greatest There Is, The Greatest There Was, The Greatest There Ever Will Be" His last win was for Ferrari during the 2006 Chinese Grand Prix before he acquired severe head injuries while skiing on the French Alps in December 2013. Although he was wearing a helmet, the F1 Legend Michael Schumacher suffered head trauma and had to be induced in a medical coma.