Michael Schumacher was hospitalized with severe head injuries after his Dec. 29,2013 ski accident, which split his helmet as he crashed into rocks on the slope at the Meribel ski resort in the French Alps.
It was 24 weeks ago that Schumacher, a very competent skier, suffered his life-threatening accident.
He was holidaying with family and friends in Meribel, where he owns a chalet.
It was December 29,2013 and a beautiful sunny morning. He hired a pair of new skis from a local ski shop to test them out. And he was wearing a helmet with a special camera attached to the front to record his morning’s ski.
He was skiing with his 14-year-old son on a red piste, which is classed for intermediate skiers.
But shortly after 11am he left the piste and skied on to an off-piste area located in between the red run and a blue run, for beginners to intermediates.
It was here that he struck a partially-covered rock. He was not skiing fast but he lost control and catapulted 34 feet on to another rock.
He smashed his head on the bolder. The force of the collision shattered his helmet. The footage recorded on his helmet camera was undamaged.
Doctors in Grenoble put him into a coma to rest his brain and decrease swelling, and they operated to remove blood clots, but some were too deeply embedded.
Timeline of the last six months the 7-time F1 champion was in coma
December 29, 2013: Schumacher put in medically induced coma in Grenoble, France, after getting injured in a skiing accident in the French resort of Meribel. The 45-year-old struck his head on a rock while skiing off-piste.
April 4, 2014: Schumacher 'shows moments of awakening'. First good news comes from the hospital.
April 13, 2014: Schumacher shows 'small signs of progress'.
April 18, 2014: Schumacher medics deny his treatment was 'delayed'.
June 3, 2014: Schumi fans warned not to expect good news.
June 13, 2014: The champion F1 driver is 'moved to rehab ward'.
June 16, 2014: Official announcement comes from Schumi's spokesperson that he is out of coma and has left the hospital.
MICHAEL SCHUMACHER: THE 7-TIME WORLD CHAMPION RACING LEGEND
Michael Schumacher at the Monza Grand Prix in 1991
1973: Makes his racing debut in a kart race.
1987: Wins German and European kart championships.
1988: Finishes fourth in German Formula Ford championship and second in the European series in first year of car racing.
1990: Wins first major single-seater title, clinching the German Formula Three crown. Steps up to sportscars, driving for Mercedes.
1991: Makes Formula One debut for Jordan in Belgium, qualifying seventh before retiring. Poached by Benetton for the rest of the season.
1992: Takes first grand prix win in Belgium on his way to third in championship.
1994: Wins title, with eight wins to his name, after controversial last-race clash with Damon Hill.
1995: Retains world crown, taking nine victories.
1996: Moves to struggling Ferrari and manages three wins on his way to third in championship.
1997: Wins five races but is stripped of second in the championship for attempting to take out title rival Jacques Villeneuve at Jerez.
1999: Breaks his leg at Silverstone when easily leading the championship.
2000: Finally wins Ferrari's first world title since 1979, amassing nine wins on the way.
2001: Another nine wins and another title, setting a new record for all-time victories on the way.
2002: Wins championship in record time, setting a new mark of 11 victories.
Schumacher raises his trophy as he celebrates
his victory in the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix and the Drivers'
World Championship title at the Suzuka Circuit in October, 2000
2003: Wins title by a point after six victories, breaking Juan Manuel Fangio's record of five championships.
2004: Breaks his own record for wins in a season to take title number seven.
2006: September 10 - Announces his retirement at end of 2006 season after winning Italian Grand Prix.
2009: July 29 - Announces his plan to make a shock return to Formula One with Ferrari, deputising for Felipe Massa until the Brazilian has recovered from injuries suffered in the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Schumacher signed a three-year contract with
Mercedes GP in December 2009. He is pictured in 2012 ahead of the
Belgium Grand Prix
August 11 - Decides against an F1 comeback due to a neck injury sustained in a motorbike accident in February.
December 23 - Signs a three-year contract with Mercedes GP, ending three years in retirement.
2010: Struggles overall in his return year, finishing 70 points behind team-mate Nico Rosberg, and ninth in the standings.
2011: One fourth-placed finish is the highlight of another tough year in which Schumacher finishes eighth in the drivers' championship, 13 points down on Rosberg.
2012: June 24 - Collects his one and only podium in three years and 58 races with Mercedes when he finishes third in European Grand Prix in Valencia.
September 28 - Mercedes confirm signing of Lewis Hamilton on a three-year deal, so signalling the second ending of Schumacher's F1 career.
November 25 - Schumacher bows out of F1 on the back of his worst season, finishing 13th with 49 points.
2013: December 29 - Management company confirms Schumacher is in a critical condition in hospital after a skiing accident in the French Alps. It was later revealed he was put into artificially-induced coma.
2014: January - Manager Sabine Kehm said in a statement Schumacher was being brought out of his coma, but said it 'may take a long time'.
March - A statement on behalf Schumacher's family states he is showing 'small, encouraging signs' following his skiing accident and believe he will 'pull through and will wake up'.
June 16 - Schumacher no longer in a coma and has left the hospital in Grenoble where he had been receiving treatment, his manager said.
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