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Most people in Australia still refer to their height in feet, how is that any different?
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What about tyres, metric, metric, imperial - 245/35/19
Then put in air with imperial measurement also - psi |
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Is this a thread about Schumacher or has it turned into a unit-conversion discussion?
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I'm not sure how they get the headline 'F1 legend is improving' when the only quote in the article says 'he's still fighting'.
I hope it's true and I know miracles happen but if he still can't walk or talk the chances of a meaningful recovery doesn't look good. |
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i visited someone in the brain injury rehab for some time years ago , , and some people there had the most terrible horrific injuries, if you saw them on the street you would say, not a hope in hell can that person still be alive , let alone talk and do stuff like the rest of us , but some do, the human body is an amazing thing , maybe one day Michael will just wake up and start talking as if nothing happened ..........hopefully that will be the case anyway.
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Newspapers should be very careful reporting, and not raise false expectations and report things that may be hurtful to Schumis family.
As I said before, with traumatic brain injuries the major recovery is in the first 18 months, by 24 months what your state is unfortunately at that time is what your are likely to remain with. I managed a portfolio of catastrophic motor / train/general injured people, brain injuries sometimes coupled with paraplegia and quadriplegia sometimes ventilated quads. By 2 years, you knew what you were facing in terms of permanent impairment and life management requirements with a catastrophic brain injured person. Schumi is now in that cycle of lifetime care management, which would involve rostered 24 hour nursing staff, at least 1 nurse and 1 attendant carer at any one time to assist with transfers etc. This is what the best care is now engaged with- prevention of livedo and respiratory/urinary infections. His wife wanting privacy is code for leave us alone to manage Schumi in privacy. I really feel for her and hope she gets strength from her kids. The fact that it is reported that Schumi cries probably means that he still has cognitive recognition of his situation- awful, feel very sorry for him and his family. Sorry for the voice of gloom, but it annoys me when sloppy reporting gives false hope. At this time the press and society should respect Schumi for what he achieved, and respect his wife and her wishes for privacy for her family to best manage their life from now on. And Mik- I also truly hope that Schumi has some remarkable recovery- I truly do, but my experience of these injuries goes against that happening. I also agree about the human body and adaptability of humans, ie functioning with no legs etc, but the brain - 2 years in the litmus test....
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more often than not, the media don't actually care about the person or situation they are writing about. they are just putting a headline out there designed to attract 'views'.
whilst deep down i do agree that it doesn't look good, i will forever hold out hope that he improves, until the day he dies. where there is life, there is hope. |
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If that is in fact true then that is sad beyond belief. Schumacher was a very active man and I couldn’t believe for one minute he’d see any quality in this type of existence. I for one would not wish to be aware the rest my life will be spent as a prisoner in a dead body.
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A friend of mine had a nasty stroke recently, at the moment she is basically dead from the nose down. Completely reliant on machines to keep her alive.
Worst thing is she's reasonably conscious, but the only communication is by blinking her eyes. Doctors are hopeful for a reasonably recovery as she has days where she can wiggle a finger But they are few and far between. I would not wish this life on my worst enemy, let alone a close friend or someone as accomplished as Michael Schumacher. It's heart breaking to deal with, and I'm not even family, I cannot imagine what Michaels family are going through. |
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A couple of days ago it was two years since the accident.
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Is that the only update? I was watching the news a few days ago with the scrolling headlines along the bottom and I caught the end of a headline that said something about Schumacher but never got the first bit.
Must have simply stated that it's been 2 years I guess.
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Chi Cheng from the Deftones made it 4 years in a similar state before his body gave up.
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As hard as it is, I believe that someone in this state should be allowed the dignity to pass peacefully and not be hooked up to machines to satisfy others.
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You would like to think that in his line of work the family had already agreed on a strategy if this sort of thing where to happen. Hopefully this is what he agreed too.
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He is turning 47 today.
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The end is near.
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I for one must admit I though he was getting better after the German newspaper report from last year & hadnt thought too much about him since - seeing that it would be a long road to recovery. But to now hear that he is still in a coma, I am even more saddened.
not a promising outcome... |
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its a nothing opinion piece, yet again. there is nothing factual to say he is still in a coma or isn't. that article just speculates that he is.
montezemolo reportedly said his condition is 'not good' but didn't elaborate. of course his condition is 'not good'! and then from those 2 words a whole article is penned. |
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Ex-Ferrari chief Luca de Montezemolo said, “He was the most successful driver Ferrari ever had. He only suffered one accident in his entire career, in 1999, and it was our fault, not his. Unfortunately, a skiing accident ruined his life.”
Fate can be cruel. |
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http://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/motor...WkA?li=AAgfLCP
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one of the best articles i have read for a long time. Schumacher and family owe us nothing. we are not 'entitled' to know what is going on. those who are privy to that info will decide when and what, but otherwise we should just accept that he and his family just want to be left alone.
of course i would like to know how he is going, but its not my right to know. bravo to the author. |
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