Since his serious skiing accident in December 2013, Michael Schumacher has not appeared in public since he is being treated at home. A situation that heavily affects his wife who feels a sense of imprisonment.
A feeling of captivity that grows heavier over the years. Corinna Schumacher, wife of Michael Schumacher, has been avoiding lunches and parties for a decade to keep her husband’s condition a secret. In December 2013, the Formula 1 star suffered a terrible skiing accident which caused her to be placed in an artificial coma. He was then transferred in September 2014 to his house on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland, where a medical team is helping his wife take care of him. A retreat whose details are well kept secret. As reported by our colleagues from DailyMailEddie Jordan, founder of the F1 team Jordan Grand Prix and close to the pilot, had wanted to visit the seven-time world champion but had come up against the refusal of the family.
A decision motivated by the wife of the runner who decided not to leak any information concerning the state of health of her husband. For almost 10 years, Corinna Schumacher has been protecting the privacy of her husband and the rest of her family by avoiding outings. A sacrifice that constitutes a heavy emotional burden. The champion’s wife indeed refrains from going to lunches or parties to preserve her family.
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Corinna Schumacher: “Privacy is privacy”
Corinna Schumacher still decided to share news about the Formula 1 legend through a documentary aired in 2022. One of the rare occasions to hear Michael Schumacher’s wife speak publicly about the daily life of his family since the terrible accident. “Michael is here. Different, but it’s there, and I think it gives us strength.”, Corinna said emotionally. The family tries to resume the course of a normal life despite the difficult ordeal they had to overcome. “We are together. We live together at home. We are in therapy. We try to continue to live as a family, as Michael loved and still loves him. And we resume the course of our life”she said.
The choice to live away from the public eye was not easy to follow every day but it corresponds, according to the driver’s wife, to what Michael Schumacher would have liked. “Private life is private life, he always said. It is very important to me that he can continue to enjoy his privacy as much as possible. Michael has always protected us, and now we are the ones protecting Michael.”explained Corinna Schumacher in the documentary.