Finally watched it this morning, it's really good. It gave me a better insight on the man and the kind of athlete he was. So interesting! And god, the goosebumps towards the end ; Corinna is incredible... I also cried when Mick talked about his father.I’m working as a nurse in neurosurgery, I might be able to give my 2 cents based on what they say in the documentary (still haven’t had the time to look at it!)
My 2 cents won't be really interesting tho. What's said about his state could mean absolutely anything. From what I've read or understood he's paralyzed and in a wheelchair and/or bed bound... but you can be paralyzed in so many ways after a trauma that it's not really illustrative.
However, what his family says in the film suggests that he can't speak (at least verbally - there are other mediums) nor has the cognitive ability to have a 'deep' conversation, understand particular things or show some emotions (like when Mick says he can't speak about motorsports with him, or Corinna says that he's here without being here).
Based on what I see on a day-to-day basis with my patients, the few informations we have and the way his family speaks about him, I can imagine that he's severely disabled, both physically and cognitively (but to what extent, we'll never know - and we don't need to, obviously), and that his state is 'definitive' (as in no major recovery could happen now - and tbh it would be a miracle).
I've seen some patients recover from terrible traumas, but some others don't (or not fully) unfortunately. It all depends on the neurological damages that have been suffered, the medical history, the door-to-balloon time, the surgery (when it's possible to perform one), the care given, the rehab... and even with all of that, chance and time are almost always the last decision-makers.
And when no full recovery is possible, at some point you have to accept (or not) the disability and the new life it brings, with all its good and its bad... and you can feel in the film that it's what the Schumacher family is doing (or trying to do, because it's absolutely no smooth sailing for sure) for 8 years. They deserve the best and all the peace and privacy they can get
, and kuddos to them for helping bring this documentary on Schumi, reliving the accident and the aftermath. It certainly wasn't an easy task and I guess they had to dodge many bullets to protect themselves.
I want this too to happen, Mick would so much better with a...well....decent teammate and team
