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      Chris Kamara breaks down in tears over apraxia and speech problems and felt he needed to quit Soccer Saturday

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      CHRIS KAMARA says he feels like a “fraud” following his apraxia of speech diagnosis – and like someone else is controlling his voice.The 64-year-old left his role on Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday at the end of last season after being diagnosed with an underactive thyroid earlier this year, leaving him with a condition that affects his speech.
      Chris Kamara became a popular match reporter in his role on Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday showCredit: Enterprise
      The former Swindon and Brentford midfielder has continued with his media work as the host of ITV’s Ninja Warrior UK and co-host of the BBC’s Proper Football podcast with Ben Shephard.
      But speaking with watery eyes on the Diary Of A CEO podcast, a clearly choked-up Kammy admitted: “I feel a fraud now in terms of broadcasting – I don’t bring to the table what I used to.
      “I feel I’m doing these programmes and they’re not getting the best of me – they’re tolerating me, that’s how it feels. You take your old self for granted.”
      Kamara first started to feel unwell in March 2020 but ignored the signs for around 20 months before finally getting a diagnosis.
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      And when he returned to TV duties, he said he felt like people watching him were probably wondering if he was drunk or had suffered a stroke.
      Asked what it is like to suffer from speech apraxia, Kamara added: “It feels like someone has taken over my voice box.
      “The voice that used to come out would come out at 300 miles an hour on Soccer Saturday, motormouth, talking and not even waiting for a breath, just keep going and going.
      “Now when I hear myself or see myself on TV it’s someone else. It’s really strange.
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      “Some days the message from the brain to the mouth is really slow and makes it difficult, or some days the words come out different than what you’re trying to say – and that’s even weirder.
      “That’s been hard to accept – and is still hard to accept.” More

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      How Tyson Fury overcame string of hard knocks – from wife Paris’ harrowing stillbirth to dad jailed for savage attack

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      HE’S the undefeated heavyweight champ and devoted dad-of-six, with a reported fortune of £130million.But Tyson Fury, 34, has been plagued by a series of hard knocks that have threatened to derail his career and send him spiralling into addiction.
      Tyson and Paris have had their share of heartbreakCredit: Instagram @gypsyking101
      Rico Burton, 31, was stabbed to death at the weekend
      Yesterday the Gypsy King revealed his heartbreak over the death of cousin Rico Burton, 31, who was stabbed in the neck in a senseless attack on a night out in Manchester.
      Posting about the harrowing news on his Instagram page the boxer – who trained with his cousin in his younger days – called for tougher sentences on “idiots carrying knives”.   
      He added: “You don’t know how hard it is until it’s one of your own.
      “Life is very precious and it can be taken away very quick. Enjoy every moment.”
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      It’s a fresh blow for the family man who has previously battled mental health issues, exacerbated by tragedy  – including the simultaneous loss of a baby and a beloved uncle in the same hospital in 2014.
      The double whammy almost ended his reign at the top, sending him into a haze of drink and drugs as he struggled with bipolar disorder and suicidal thoughts. 
      A fighter in more ways than one, he battled back from the brink to reclaim his heavyweight title in 2020, but says suffering in silence for years “nearly killed him”.
      “I’ve been an alcoholic, I’ve been a drug addict, I’ve been a fat b***** because I am a food addict and there’s not much I haven’t been addicted to,” he told talkSport last year. 
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      “But I have recovered and I do feel better for it. There is life after mental health, if you manage it, and the last thing we need is for people to give in to mental health.
      “It is a fight, it is a battle that we will have to continue to battle and fight for our whole life. But life is so much worth fighting for.”
      As a new tragedy rocks the Fury family, we look at how the boxer has bounced back from previous low points.
      Dad ‘gouged out’ pal’s eye
      Tyson with dad John, who was jailed in 2011
      Tyson Fury was a born fighter
      A premature baby who weighed just 1lb, Tyson was one of only four survivors of mum Amber’s 14 pregnancies.
      Dad John, who had already lost two daughters in premature births, named him after the then heavyweight champ Mike Tyson, because he survived.
      When he was nine, his baby sister Romana died a few days after being born, an experience which has haunted him throughout his life.
      Tyson – who left school at 11  – was trained in the ring by his dad, himself a boxer.
      In 2011 he was devastated when John was jailed for 10 years for gouging out the eye of a former friend in a 12-year feud over a bottle of beer. 
      Fury’s uncle, Hughie Fury, stepped in to become his trainer in his dad’s absence and the pair were incredibly close.
      His dad was released from prison in February 2015 and was ringside for his victorious fight against Wladimir Klitschko in Germany that year.
      Double tragedy
      The childhood sweethearts wed in 2008Credit: Instagram @parisfury1
      Paris and Tyson celebrate the christening of baby Athena
      Fury found happiness at an early age with wife Paris, who he started dating then they were 16 and 17, and wed in 2008. 
      The couple have six children, three sons – Prince John James, nine, Prince Tyson II, five, and two-year-old Prince Adonis Amaziah – and three daughters, Venezuela, 12, Valencia Amber, four, and one-year-old Athena.
      But the couple suffered a devastating loss in 2014, when Paris was forced to give birth to a dead baby six months into the pregnancy.
      Tyson later revealed that, as he was supporting her through the ordeal, his beloved uncle Hughie was dying on the other side of the Royal Lancaster Infirmary.
      The trainer was admitted for a knee operation to put a bolt in his leg, which broke when a caravan drawbar fell on him, but a blood clot travelled to his lung and his heart stopped in surgery, leaving him in a coma for 11 weeks before he passed away. 
      My wife Paris gave birth to a child at six months old that was dead… We were in one side of the hospital and my uncle Hughie was dying on the other side of the hospital, at the same timeTyson Fury
      The double tragedy triggered addictions to booze and cocaine, and saw Tyson pile on the pounds to the point where he was too unfit to fight. 
       “My wife Paris gave birth to a child at six months old that was dead,” he told the Daily Telegraph. “I had to be there when she was delivering the baby.
      “We were in one side of the hospital and my uncle Hughie was dying on the other side of the hospital, at the same time.
      “I stopped myself from thinking about it. I needed to put it to the back of my mind.”
      He added that he bottled up his emotions until after his winning clash with Klitschko in 2015, when “it all came tumbling down. All the problems I’d bottled away just exploded”.
      Drink and drugs
      After beating Wladimir Klitschko in Germany in November 2015, Tyson’s health sufferedCredit: Rex
      Struggling with his “demons”, Fury’s weight spiralled to 28st and he turned to drink and drugs, downing up to 18 pints a day.
      A rematch with Klitschko, scheduled for 2016, was postponed twice after Fury was declared medically unfit, amid reports he had also tested positive for cocaine.
      He told Rolling Stone: “I’m going through a lot of personal demons, trying to shake them off. 
      “I’ve not been in a gym for months. I’ve been going through depression. I just don’t want to live anymore.
      “I’ve been out drinking, Monday to Friday to Sunday, and taking cocaine. I can’t deal with it and the only thing that helps me is when I get drunk out of my mind.”
      At one point he drove his Ferrari towards a bridge at 190mph in a desperate bid to end his life.
      He said: “I gave up on life but as I was heading to the bridge I heard a voice saying, ‘no don’t do this Tyson; think about your kids, your family, your sons and daughter growing up without a dad’.”
      Second baby loss
      Paris has suffered two miscarriagesCredit: Getty Images – Getty
      Athena was discharged after fighting for days in intensive care
      After relinquishing his world titles, and being stripped of his licence by the British Boxing Board, Tyson sought medical help and was diagnosed as bipolar. 
      He launched a comeback in 2018 and later revealed throwing himself into training saved his life.
      “I have been able to manage my mental health through training and I use it as a medicine,” he said.
      “I use structured routine, like a regimented lifestyle. I like to know what I am doing. If I’ve not got certainty in my life, everything seems to go AWOL. My mind starts wandering and I go very unwell again.”
      If I’ve not got certainty in my life, everything seems to go AWOL. My mind starts wandering and I go very unwell againTyson Fury
      Just days before his comeback fight against Sefer Seferi in 2018, Paris tragically suffered another miscarriage.
      Fearing the effect on his mental health, Paris decided not to tell him until after the fight.
      She said: “I was about eight weeks pregnant. Then on the day of the fight I knew I’d lost our baby. I didn’t mention it to Tyson before he went into the ring.
      “Five weeks later we fell pregnant again… We were still heartbroken over our loss, but overjoyed at the same time.”
      The birth of Athena last August was fraught with trauma when she “died for three minutes” and was left in intensive care, with Tyson asking fans to pray for her.
      The tot was discharged after a few days and left the hospital in a babygrow with the words: “Fighter just like my daddy.”
      Paris posted the picture with the caption: “Had scared us all terrible in her first two weeks of life but thankfully she is fit and well and home.”
      Mental health fight
      Now back on top, the boxer has regained his titleCredit: Getty
      Fury’s return to the top was cemented when he defeated Deontay Wilder to win the WBC heavyweight championship of the world in 2020,  and reclaim his throne.
      The new tragedy in the boxer’s family is sure to cause him immense pain but this time, the grieving boxer will open up about his feelings and says he’s learned that bottling up his emotions never works. 
      “My mistake was I just suffered in silence and it very nearly killed me,” he says. “Then I started seeking medical help, I wished to God I had done it 15 years earlier.
      “I wouldn’t have had to go through a mental breakdown and all the s*** I went through.
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      “I am on the other side of it now and I have learned to maintain and manage the problems and I’m living life.
      “I never want to go back to that lonely, dark, horrible, grey place where you wake up every morning and think, ‘Why the f*** did I just wake up?’” More

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      Inside Michael Schumacher’s ‘secret treatment’ to ‘rebuild’ F1 legend with ‘£115,000-a-week’ medical care

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      MICHAEL SCHUMACHER’S health is still a mystery – but he is reported to have undergone “secret” pioneering medical treatment, stirring hopes the legendary Formula One star could be rebuilt.Schumacher is reported to have received medical care costing as much as £115,000-a-week as his family, friends and pals all hope he can recover from his horror ski crash.
      Michael Schumacher is understood to be undergoing treatmentCredit: Getty – Contributor
      His wife Corinna broke down in tears as she accepted a prize honouring MichaelCredit: Splash
      Schumacher’s health has been shrouded in secrecy since he suffered a catastrophic brain injury while skiing in 2013.
      But it has been reported the Formula One champion has had a team of 15 nurses and doctors offering around-the-clock care for him.
      The 53-year-old was placed in a medically induced coma for almost six months after the accident while he was on the slopes with his son Mick.
      It was reported after the ski crash he had surgery to remove blood clots from his brain.
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      But in June 2014, he was discharged from hospital so he could receive treatment at his family home near Switzerland’s Lake Geneva.
      His family have reportedly been forced to sell off Schumacher’s beloved private jet and holiday home in Norway – worth an estimated £25m – in a bid to cover his medical costs.
      And only small trickles of information have been released since, with reports that Schumacher remains in a wheelchair and can react to things around him.
      However, in 2019, it was reported that Schumacher was set to undergo breakthrough stem cell therapy in a bid to regenerate and rebuild his nervous system.
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      Renowned French cardiologist Dr Philippe Menasche, who had operated on him previously, was due to carry out the treatment to transfer cells from Schumacher’s heart to his brain.
      In stem cell therapy, cells are taken from either bone marrow or the patient’s own heart and injected into other parts of the body in order to repair damaged tissue.
      Italian neurosurgeon Dr Nicola Acciari said at the time that the legendary driver was suffering from muscle degeneration and osteoporosis as a result of being bed-bound for so many years.
      She said: “The goal is to regenerate Michael’s nervous system.”
      French journalist Jean-Michel Décugis told The Times that the stem cell therapy will have an “anti-inflammatory effect” which will most likely impact the brain.
      He said: “Our sources say that Michael Schumacher is receiving stem cell perfusions that… produce a systemic anti-inflammatory effect.
      “That is to say they reach the whole body and you could imagine that they reach Michael Schumacher’s brain.
      “It’s quite mysterious. Officially [Menasché] works only on the heart.
      “He is carrying out experiments with [secretome] that is made by a laboratory from new stem cells and injected into veins, until now only on animals.”
      NO MIRACLES
      Mr Décugis also claims that Schumacher is being injected with secretome – protein found in the human body – which he says Menasche calls “stem cell juice.”
      Dr Menasche however warned fans that he “does not work miracles” following the first widely-reported stem cell therapy on the sports star in October 2018.
      He also slammed claims he was carrying out “experiments” on the legendary racing driver.
      And in September 2019, he said details of Schumacher’s treatment would remain “secret” for reasons of medical confidentiality.
      Following the treatment at the Georges Pompidou Hospital in Paris, France, he was said to be “conscious”, although few other details were given about his condition.
      And years since he is claimed to have undergone the treatment, there has been no concrete updates – amid reports that the Schumacher family are seeking to spend the winter months at a new property in Majorca.
      In 2020, his former boss and close friend Jean Todt revealed Schuey was receiving treatment tailored to help him “return to a more normal life”.
      Todt, who oversaw five of Schumacher’s seven titles as Ferrari team boss, is one of just a handful of visitors allowed to see him at home.
      “I am very discreet on this subject,” he told Ouest France. “We all know that Michael had a very serious accident and, unfortunately, it had significant consequences for him.
      “Since then, he has been treated so that he can be able to return to a more normal life.”
      Schumacher has reportedly undergone pioneering stem cell therapy in ParisCredit: AFP
      His condition is still unknown, almost nine years on from his tragic accidentCredit: EPA
      Last month, Schuey’s wife Corinna broke down in tears – and she has previously admitted the F1 hero “is different now”.
      As she accepted the State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia on her stricken husband’s behalf, she became emotional as she commented on her husband’s condition.
      And speaking on the Netflix documentary Schumacher, she said: “I miss Michael every day.
      “But it’s not just me who misses him, it’s the children, his father, everyone around him.”
      Although she admitted he was “different,” she insisted that “he’s here and that gives us strength”.
      Corinna also offered a brief glimpse as their life at home.
      She said: “We’re together. We live together at home. We do therapy.
      “We do everything we can to make Michael better and to make sure he’s comfortable. And to simply make him feel our family, our bond.”
      Former boss Ross Brawn told The Guardian in 2016 he still visits his friend regularly.
      “Michael was such a strong character and all through his racing career he only suffered a broken leg,” he said. “The irony of this happening during a quieter life was terrible.”
      He went on: “We go see him and hope and pray that one day he will make a recovery. I was quoted as saying he’s improving and it was not what I really meant. The family are conducting his convalescence in private and I need to respect that.
      “So I don’t want to comment on his condition beyond saying we’re extremely hopeful we’ll see Michael as we knew him at some point in the future.”
      Speaking just before his 50th birthday, she reassured his supporters that he was in “good hands” and that the family were doing “everything humanly possible to help him”.
      Todt also told Radio Monte-Carlo in 2019 that he had watched F1 races with the legendary driver on TV.
      “I’m always careful with such statements, but it’s true. I saw the race together with Michael Schumacher at his home in Switzerland.”
      He suffered a catastrophic brain injury in a skiing accident in 2013Credit: AFP
      Meanwhile, sources – described as “close relatives” – claimed in French magazine Paris Match back in 2018 that Schumacher cries when he sees natural beauty.
      They said: “When you put him in his wheelchair facing the beautiful panorama of the mountains overlooking the lake, Michael sometimes cries.”
      Michael is one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time, dominating the sport in the early 2000s after rising to power in the 90s.
      He raced from 1991 to 2006, and again from 2010 to 2012 – a second act of his career which saw him become instrumental in setting up Lewis Hamilton’s dominant Mercedes team.
      The German won five world championships with Ferrari and two for Benetton.
      Schumacher retired in 2012, but just a year later he was involved in a life-changing skiing accident while on the slopes with Mick.
      And meanwhile, Schumacher’s former manager Willi Weber accused the star’s family of lying about his condition.
      The 80-year-old said he is still “angry” that the brood hasn’t updated him on the F1 icon’s health since his skiing accident nine years ago.
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      He took swipes at both Corinna and Jean Todt, saying: “They kept me out, telling me it’s too early, well now it’s too late.”
      Weber initially understood the need for secrecy from the Schumacher family but that since he got out of hospital, “we have only heard lies from them”. More

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      Inside Michael Schumacher’s ‘secret treatment’ to ‘rebuild’ ex-F1 champ as he receives ‘£115,000-a-week’ in medical care

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      MICHAEL Schumacher’s health is still a mystery – but he is reported to have undergone “secret” pioneering medical treatment, with hopes that it could rebuild the legendary F1 ace.Schumacher is reported to have received medical care costing as much as £115,000-a-week as his family, friends and pals all hope he can recover from his horror ski crash.
      Michael Schumacher is understood to be undergoing treatmentCredit: Getty – Contributor
      His wife Corinna broke down in tears as she accepted a prize honouring MichaelCredit: Splash
      Schumacher’s health has been shrouded in secrecy since he suffered a catastrophic brain injury while skiing in 2013.
      But it has been reported the Formula One champion has had a team of 15 nurses and doctors offering around-the-clock care for him.
      The 53-year-old was placed in a medically induced coma for almost six months after the accident while he was on the slopes with his son Mick.
      It was reported after the ski crash he had surgery to remove blood clots from his brain.
      READ MORE ON SCHUMACHER
      But in June 2014, he was discharged from hospital so he could receive treatment at his family home near Switzerland’s Lake Geneva.
      His family have reportedly been forced to sell off Schumacher’s beloved private jet and holiday home in Norway – worth an estimated £25m – in a bid to cover his medical costs.
      And only small trickles of information have been released since, with reports that Schumacher remains in a wheelchair and can react to things around him.
      However, in 2019, it was reported that Schumacher was set to undergo breakthrough stem cell therapy in a bid to regenerate and rebuild his nervous system.
      Most read in Motorsport
      Renowned French cardiologist Dr Philippe Menasche, who had operated on him previously, was due to carry out the treatment to transfer cells from Schumacher’s heart to his brain.
      In stem cell therapy, cells are taken from either bone marrow or the patient’s own heart and injected into other parts of the body in order to repair damaged tissue.
      Italian neurosurgeon Dr Nicola Acciari said at the time that the legendary driver was suffering from muscle degeneration and osteoporosis as a result of being bed-bound for so many years.
      She said: “The goal is to regenerate Michael’s nervous system.”
      French journalist Jean-Michel Décugis told The Times that the stem cell therapy will have an “anti-inflammatory effect” which will most likely impact the brain.
      He said: “Our sources say that Michael Schumacher is receiving stem cell perfusions that… produce a systemic anti-inflammatory effect.
      “That is to say they reach the whole body and you could imagine that they reach Michael Schumacher’s brain.
      “It’s quite mysterious. Officially [Menasché] works only on the heart.
      “He is carrying out experiments with [secretome] that is made by a laboratory from new stem cells and injected into veins, until now only on animals.”
      NO MIRACLES
      Mr Décugis also claims that Schumacher is being injected with secretome – protein found in the human body – which he says Menasche calls “stem cell juice.”
      Dr Menasche however warned fans that he “does not work miracles” following the first widely-reported stem cell therapy on the sports star in October 2018.
      He also slammed claims he was carrying out “experiments” on the legendary racing driver.
      And in September 2019, he said details of Schumacher’s treatment would remain “secret” for reasons of medical confidentiality.
      Following the treatment at the Georges Pompidou Hospital in Paris, France, he was said to be “conscious”, although few other details were given about his condition.
      And years since he is claimed to have undergone the treatment, there has been no concrete updates – amid reports that the Schumacher family are seeking to spend the winter months at a new property in Majorca.
      In 2020, his former boss and close friend Jean Todt revealed Schuey was receiving treatment tailored to help him “return to a more normal life”.
      Todt, who oversaw five of Schumacher’s seven titles as Ferrari team boss, is one of just a handful of visitors allowed to see him at home.
      “I am very discreet on this subject,” he told Ouest France. “We all know that Michael had a very serious accident and, unfortunately, it had significant consequences for him.
      “Since then, he has been treated so that he can be able to return to a more normal life.”
      Schumacher has reportedly undergone pioneering stem cell therapy in ParisCredit: AFP
      His condition is still unknown, almost nine years on from his tragic accidentCredit: EPA
      Last month, Schuey’s wife Corinna broke down in tears – and she has previously admitted the F1 hero “is different now”.
      As she accepted the State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia on her stricken husband’s behalf, she became emotional as she commented on her husband’s condition.
      And speaking on the Netflix documentary Schumacher, she said: “I miss Michael every day.
      “But it’s not just me who misses him, it’s the children, his father, everyone around him.”
      Although she admitted he was “different,” she insisted that “he’s here and that gives us strength”.
      Corinna also offered a brief glimpse as their life at home.
      She said: “We’re together. We live together at home. We do therapy.
      “We do everything we can to make Michael better and to make sure he’s comfortable. And to simply make him feel our family, our bond.”
      Former boss Ross Brawn told The Guardian in 2016 he still visits his friend regularly.
      “Michael was such a strong character and all through his racing career he only suffered a broken leg,” he said. “The irony of this happening during a quieter life was terrible.”
      He went on: “We go see him and hope and pray that one day he will make a recovery. I was quoted as saying he’s improving and it was not what I really meant. The family are conducting his convalescence in private and I need to respect that.
      “So I don’t want to comment on his condition beyond saying we’re extremely hopeful we’ll see Michael as we knew him at some point in the future.”
      Speaking just before his 50th birthday, she reassured his supporters that he was in “good hands” and that the family were doing “everything humanly possible to help him”.
      Todt also told Radio Monte-Carlo in 2019 that he had watched F1 races with the legendary driver on TV.
      “I’m always careful with such statements, but it’s true. I saw the race together with Michael Schumacher at his home in Switzerland.”
      He suffered a catastrophic brain injury in a skiing accident in 2013Credit: AFP
      Meanwhile, sources – described as “close relatives” – claimed in French magazine Paris Match back in 2018 that Schumacher cries when he sees natural beauty.
      They said: “When you put him in his wheelchair facing the beautiful panorama of the mountains overlooking the lake, Michael sometimes cries.”
      Michael is one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time, dominating the sport in the early 2000s after rising to power in the 90s.
      He raced from 1991 to 2006, and again from 2010 to 2012 – a second act of his career which saw him become instrumental in setting up Lewis Hamilton’s dominant Mercedes team.
      The German won five world championships with Ferrari and two for Benetton.
      Schumacher retired in 2012, but just a year later he was involved in a life-changing skiing accident while on the slopes with Mick.
      And meanwhile, Schumacher’s former manager Willi Weber accused the star’s family of lying about his condition.
      The 80-year-old said he is still “angry” that the brood hasn’t updated him on the F1 icon’s health since his skiing accident nine years ago.
      Read More on The Sun
      He took swipes at both Corinna and Jean Todt, saying: “They kept me out, telling me it’s too early, well now it’s too late.”
      Weber initially understood the need for secrecy from the Schumacher family but that since he got out of hospital, “we have only heard lies from them”. More

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      Inside Michael Schumacher’s ‘secret treatment’ to ‘rebuild’ F1 champion as he receives ‘£115,000-a-week’ medical care

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      MICHAEL Schumacher’s health is still a mystery – but he’s reported to have undergone “secret” pioneering medical treatment, with hopes it could rebuild the legendary F1 ace.Schumacher is reported to have received medical care costing as much as £115,000-a-week as his family, friends and pals all hope he can recover from his horror ski crash.
      Michael Schumacher is understood to be undergoing treatmentCredit: Getty – Contributor
      His wife Corinna broke down in tears as she accepted a prize honouring MichaelCredit: Splash
      Schumacher’s health has been shrouded in secrecy since he suffered a catastrophic brain injury while skiing in 2013.
      But it has been reported the Formula One champion has had a team of 15 nurses and doctors offering around-the-clock care for him.
      The 53-year-old was placed in a medically induced coma for almost six months after the accident while he was on the slopes with his son Mick.
      It was reported after the ski crash he had surgery to remove blood clots from his brain.
      READ MORE ON SCHUMACHER
      But in June 2014, he was discharged from hospital so he could receive treatment at his family home near Switzerland’s Lake Geneva.
      His family have reportedly been forced to sell off Schumacher’s beloved private jet and holiday home in Norway – worth an estimated £25m – in a bid to cover his medical costs.
      And only small trickles of information have been released since, with reports that Schumacher remains in a wheelchair and can react to things around him.
      However, in 2019, it was reported that Schumacher was set to undergo breakthrough stem cell therapy in a bid to regenerate and rebuild his nervous system.
      Most read in Motorsport
      Renowned French cardiologist Dr Philippe Menasche, who had operated on him previously, was due to carry out the treatment to transfer cells from Schumacher’s heart to his brain.
      In stem cell therapy, cells are taken from either bone marrow or the patient’s own heart and injected into other parts of the body in order to repair damaged tissue.
      Italian neurosurgeon Dr Nicola Acciari said at the time that the legendary driver was suffering from muscle degeneration and osteoporosis as a result of being bed-bound for so many years.
      She said: “The goal is to regenerate Michael’s nervous system.”
      French journalist Jean-Michel Décugis told The Times that the stem cell therapy will have an “anti-inflammatory effect” which will most likely impact the brain.
      He said: “Our sources say that Michael Schumacher is receiving stem cell perfusions that… produce a systemic anti-inflammatory effect.
      “That is to say they reach the whole body and you could imagine that they reach Michael Schumacher’s brain.
      “It’s quite mysterious. Officially [Menasché] works only on the heart.
      “He is carrying out experiments with [secretome] that is made by a laboratory from new stem cells and injected into veins, until now only on animals.”
      NO MIRACLES
      Mr Décugis also claims that Schumacher is being injected with secretome – protein found in the human body – which he says Menasche calls “stem cell juice.”
      Dr Menasche however warned fans that he “does not work miracles” following the first widely-reported stem cell therapy on the sports star in October 2018.
      He also slammed claims he was carrying out “experiments” on the legendary racing driver.
      And in September 2019, he said details of Schumacher’s treatment would remain “secret” for reasons of medical confidentiality.
      Following the treatment at the Georges Pompidou Hospital in Paris, France, he was said to be “conscious”, although few other details were given about his condition.
      And years since he is claimed to have undergone the treatment, there has been no concrete updates – amid reports that the Schumacher family are seeking to spend the winter months at a new property in Majorca.
      In 2020, his former boss and close friend Jean Todt revealed Schuey was receiving treatment tailored to help him “return to a more normal life”.
      Todt, who oversaw five of Schumacher’s seven titles as Ferrari team boss, is one of just a handful of visitors allowed to see him at home.
      “I am very discreet on this subject,” he told Ouest France. “We all know that Michael had a very serious accident and, unfortunately, it had significant consequences for him.
      “Since then, he has been treated so that he can be able to return to a more normal life.”
      Schumacher has reportedly undergone pioneering stem cell therapy in ParisCredit: AFP
      His condition is still unknown, almost nine years on from his tragic accidentCredit: EPA
      Last month, Schuey’s wife Corinna broke down in tears – and she has previously admitted the F1 hero “is different now”.
      As she accepted the State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia on her stricken husband’s behalf, she became emotional as she commented on her husband’s condition.
      And speaking on the Netflix documentary Schumacher, she said: “I miss Michael every day.
      “But it’s not just me who misses him, it’s the children, his father, everyone around him.”
      Although she admitted he was “different,” she insisted that “he’s here and that gives us strength”.
      Corinna also offered a brief glimpse as their life at home.
      She said: “We’re together. We live together at home. We do therapy.
      “We do everything we can to make Michael better and to make sure he’s comfortable. And to simply make him feel our family, our bond.”
      Former boss Ross Brawn told The Guardian in 2016 he still visits his friend regularly.
      “Michael was such a strong character and all through his racing career he only suffered a broken leg,” he said. “The irony of this happening during a quieter life was terrible.”
      He went on: “We go see him and hope and pray that one day he will make a recovery. I was quoted as saying he’s improving and it was not what I really meant. The family are conducting his convalescence in private and I need to respect that.
      “So I don’t want to comment on his condition beyond saying we’re extremely hopeful we’ll see Michael as we knew him at some point in the future.”
      Speaking just before his 50th birthday, she reassured his supporters that he was in “good hands” and that the family were doing “everything humanly possible to help him”.
      Todt also told Radio Monte-Carlo in 2019 that he had watched F1 races with the legendary driver on TV.
      “I’m always careful with such statements, but it’s true. I saw the race together with Michael Schumacher at his home in Switzerland.”
      He suffered a catastrophic brain injury in a skiing accident in 2013Credit: AFP
      Meanwhile, sources – described as “close relatives” – claimed in French magazine Paris Match back in 2018 that Schumacher cries when he sees natural beauty.
      They said: “When you put him in his wheelchair facing the beautiful panorama of the mountains overlooking the lake, Michael sometimes cries.”
      Michael is one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time, dominating the sport in the early 2000s after rising to power in the 90s.
      He raced from 1991 to 2006, and again from 2010 to 2012 – a second act of his career which saw him become instrumental in setting up Lewis Hamilton’s dominant Mercedes team.
      The German won five world championships with Ferrari and two for Benetton.
      Schumacher retired in 2012, but just a year later he was involved in a life-changing skiing accident while on the slopes with Mick.
      And meanwhile, Schumacher’s former manager Willi Weber accused the star’s family of lying about his condition.
      The 80-year-old said he is still “angry” that the brood hasn’t updated him on the F1 icon’s health since his skiing accident nine years ago.
      Read More on The Sun
      He took swipes at both Corinna and Jean Todt, saying: “They kept me out, telling me it’s too early, well now it’s too late.”
      Weber initially understood the need for secrecy from the Schumacher family but that since he got out of hospital, “we have only heard lies from them”. More

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      Inside Michael Schumacher’s ‘secret treatment’ to ‘rebuild’ F1 legend as he receives ‘£115,000-a-week’ in medical care

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      MICHAEL Schumacher’s health remains a mystery – but he’s reported to have undergone “secret” pioneering medical treatment, with hopes it could rebuild the legendary F1 ace.The former Ferrari and Mercedes driver is reported to have received medical care costing as much as £115,000-a-week as his family, friends and pals all hope he can recover from his horror ski crash.
      Michael Schumacher is understood to be undergoing treatmentCredit: Getty – Contributor
      His wife Corinna broke down in tears as she accepted a prize honouring MichaelCredit: Splash
      Schumacher’s health has been shrouded in secrecy since he suffered a catastrophic brain injury while skiing in 2013.
      But it has been reported the Formula One champion has had a team of 15 nurses and doctors offering around-the-clock care for him.
      The 53-year-old was placed in a medically induced coma for almost six months after the accident while he was on the slopes with his son Mick.
      It was reported after the ski crash he had surgery to remove blood clots from his brain.
      READ MORE ON SCHUMACHER
      But in June 2014, he was discharged from hospital so he could receive treatment at his family home near Switzerland’s Lake Geneva.
      His family have reportedly been forced to sell off Schumacher’s beloved private jet and holiday home in Norway – worth an estimated £25m – in a bid to cover his medical costs.
      And only small trickles of information have been released since, with reports that Schumacher remains in a wheelchair and can react to things around him.
      However, in 2019, it was reported that Schumacher was set to undergo breakthrough stem cell therapy in a bid to regenerate and rebuild his nervous system.
      Most read in Motorsport
      Renowned French cardiologist Dr Philippe Menasche, who had operated on him previously, was due to carry out the treatment to transfer cells from Schumacher’s heart to his brain.
      In stem cell therapy, cells are taken from either bone marrow or the patient’s own heart and injected into other parts of the body in order to repair damaged tissue.
      Italian neurosurgeon Dr Nicola Acciari said at the time that the legendary driver was suffering from muscle degeneration and osteoporosis as a result of being bed-bound for so many years.
      She said: “The goal is to regenerate Michael’s nervous system.”
      French journalist Jean-Michel Décugis told The Times that the stem cell therapy will have an “anti-inflammatory effect” which will most likely impact the brain.
      He said: “Our sources say that Michael Schumacher is receiving stem cell perfusions that… produce a systemic anti-inflammatory effect.
      “That is to say they reach the whole body and you could imagine that they reach Michael Schumacher’s brain.
      “It’s quite mysterious. Officially [Menasché] works only on the heart.
      “He is carrying out experiments with [secretome] that is made by a laboratory from new stem cells and injected into veins, until now only on animals.”
      NO MIRACLES
      Mr Décugis also claims that Schumacher is being injected with secretome – protein found in the human body – which he says Menasche calls “stem cell juice.”
      Dr Menasche however warned fans that he “does not work miracles” following the first widely-reported stem cell therapy on the sports star in October 2018.
      He also slammed claims he was carrying out “experiments” on the legendary racing driver.
      And in September 2019, he said details of Schumacher’s treatment would remain “secret” for reasons of medical confidentiality.
      Following the treatment at the Georges Pompidou Hospital in Paris, France, he was said to be “conscious”, although few other details were given about his condition.
      And years since he is claimed to have undergone the treatment, there has been no concrete updates – amid reports that the Schumacher family are seeking to spend the winter months at a new property in Majorca.
      In 2020, his former boss and close friend Jean Todt revealed Schuey was receiving treatment tailored to help him “return to a more normal life”.
      Todt, who oversaw five of Schumacher’s seven titles as Ferrari team boss, is one of just a handful of visitors allowed to see him at home.
      “I am very discreet on this subject,” he told Ouest France. “We all know that Michael had a very serious accident and, unfortunately, it had significant consequences for him.
      “Since then, he has been treated so that he can be able to return to a more normal life.”
      Schumacher has reportedly undergone pioneering stem cell therapy in ParisCredit: AFP
      His condition is still unknown, almost nine years on from his tragic accidentCredit: EPA
      Last month, Schuey’s wife Corinna broke down in tears – and she has previously admitted the F1 hero “is different now”.
      As she accepted the State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia on her stricken husband’s behalf, she became emotional as she commented on her husband’s condition.
      And speaking on the Netflix documentary Schumacher, she said: “I miss Michael every day.
      “But it’s not just me who misses him, it’s the children, his father, everyone around him.”
      Although she admitted he was “different,” she insisted that “he’s here and that gives us strength”.
      Corinna also offered a brief glimpse as their life at home.
      She said: “We’re together. We live together at home. We do therapy.
      “We do everything we can to make Michael better and to make sure he’s comfortable. And to simply make him feel our family, our bond.”
      Former boss Ross Brawn told The Guardian in 2016 he still visits his friend regularly.
      “Michael was such a strong character and all through his racing career he only suffered a broken leg,” he said. “The irony of this happening during a quieter life was terrible.”
      He went on: “We go see him and hope and pray that one day he will make a recovery. I was quoted as saying he’s improving and it was not what I really meant. The family are conducting his convalescence in private and I need to respect that.
      “So I don’t want to comment on his condition beyond saying we’re extremely hopeful we’ll see Michael as we knew him at some point in the future.”
      Speaking just before his 50th birthday, she reassured his supporters that he was in “good hands” and that the family were doing “everything humanly possible to help him”.
      Todt also told Radio Monte-Carlo in 2019 that he had watched F1 races with the legendary driver on TV.
      “I’m always careful with such statements, but it’s true. I saw the race together with Michael Schumacher at his home in Switzerland.”
      He suffered a catastrophic brain injury in a skiing accident in 2013Credit: AFP
      Meanwhile, sources – described as “close relatives” – claimed in French magazine Paris Match back in 2018 that Schumacher cries when he sees natural beauty.
      They said: “When you put him in his wheelchair facing the beautiful panorama of the mountains overlooking the lake, Michael sometimes cries.”
      Michael is one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time, dominating the sport in the early 2000s after rising to power in the 90s.
      He raced from 1991 to 2006, and again from 2010 to 2012 – a second act of his career which saw him become instrumental in setting up Lewis Hamilton’s dominant Mercedes team.
      The German won five world championships with Ferrari and two for Benetton.
      Schumacher retired in 2012, but just a year later he was involved in a life-changing skiing accident while on the slopes with Mick.
      And meanwhile, Schumacher’s former manager Willi Weber accused the star’s family of lying about his condition.
      The 80-year-old said he is still “angry” that the brood hasn’t updated him on the F1 icon’s health since his skiing accident nine years ago.
      Read More on The Sun
      He took swipes at both Corinna and Jean Todt, saying: “They kept me out, telling me it’s too early, well now it’s too late.”
      Weber initially understood the need for secrecy from the Schumacher family but that since he got out of hospital, “we have only heard lies from them”. More

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      Inside Michael Schumacher’s ‘secret treatment’ to ‘rebuild’ F1 star as he has ‘£115,000-a-week’ medical care

      by

      MICHAEL Schumacher’s health remains a mystery – but he is reported to have undergone “secret” pioneering medical treatment, with hopes it could rebuild the legendary F1 ace.The former Ferrari and Mercedes driver is reported to have received medical care costing as much as £115,000-a-week as his family, friends and pals all hope he can recover from his horror ski crash.
      Michael Schumacher is understood to be undergoing treatmentCredit: Getty – Contributor
      His wife Corinna broke down in tears as she accepted a prize honouring MichaelCredit: Splash
      Schumacher’s health has been shrouded in secrecy since he suffered a catastrophic brain injury while skiing in 2013.
      But it has been reported the Formula One champion has had a team of 15 nurses and doctors offering around-the-clock care for him.
      The 53-year-old was placed in a medically induced coma for almost six months after the accident while he was on the slopes with his son Mick.
      It was reported after the ski crash he had surgery to remove blood clots from his brain.
      READ MORE ON SCHUMACHER
      But in June 2014, he was discharged from hospital so he could receive treatment at his family home near Switzerland’s Lake Geneva.
      His family have reportedly been forced to sell off Schumacher’s beloved private jet and holiday home in Norway – worth an estimated £25m – in a bid to cover his medical costs.
      And only small trickles of information have been released since, with reports that Schumacher remains in a wheelchair and can react to things around him.
      However, in 2019, it was reported that Schumacher was set to undergo breakthrough stem cell therapy in a bid to regenerate and rebuild his nervous system.
      Most read in Motorsport
      Renowned French cardiologist Dr Philippe Menasche, who had operated on him previously, was due to carry out the treatment to transfer cells from Schumacher’s heart to his brain.
      In stem cell therapy, cells are taken from either bone marrow or the patient’s own heart and injected into other parts of the body in order to repair damaged tissue.
      Italian neurosurgeon Dr Nicola Acciari said at the time that the legendary driver was suffering from muscle degeneration and osteoporosis as a result of being bed-bound for so many years.
      She said: “The goal is to regenerate Michael’s nervous system.”
      French journalist Jean-Michel Décugis told The Times that the stem cell therapy will have an “anti-inflammatory effect” which will most likely impact the brain.
      He said: “Our sources say that Michael Schumacher is receiving stem cell perfusions that… produce a systemic anti-inflammatory effect.
      “That is to say they reach the whole body and you could imagine that they reach Michael Schumacher’s brain.
      “It’s quite mysterious. Officially [Menasché] works only on the heart.
      “He is carrying out experiments with [secretome] that is made by a laboratory from new stem cells and injected into veins, until now only on animals.”
      NO MIRACLES
      Mr Décugis also claims that Schumacher is being injected with secretome – protein found in the human body – which he says Menasche calls “stem cell juice.”
      Dr Menasche however warned fans that he “does not work miracles” following the first widely-reported stem cell therapy on the sports star in October 2018.
      He also slammed claims he was carrying out “experiments” on the legendary racing driver.
      And in September 2019, he said details of Schumacher’s treatment would remain “secret” for reasons of medical confidentiality.
      Following the treatment at the Georges Pompidou Hospital in Paris, France, he was said to be “conscious”, although few other details were given about his condition.
      And years since he is claimed to have undergone the treatment, there has been no concrete updates – amid reports that the Schumacher family are seeking to spend the winter months at a new property in Majorca.
      In 2020, his former boss and close friend Jean Todt revealed Schuey was receiving treatment tailored to help him “return to a more normal life”.
      Todt, who oversaw five of Schumacher’s seven titles as Ferrari team boss, is one of just a handful of visitors allowed to see him at home.
      “I am very discreet on this subject,” he told Ouest France. “We all know that Michael had a very serious accident and, unfortunately, it had significant consequences for him.
      “Since then, he has been treated so that he can be able to return to a more normal life.”
      Schumacher has reportedly undergone pioneering stem cell therapy in ParisCredit: AFP
      His condition is still unknown, almost nine years on from his tragic accidentCredit: EPA
      Last month, Schuey’s wife Corinna broke down in tears – and she has previously admitted the F1 hero “is different now”.
      As she accepted the State Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia on her stricken husband’s behalf, she became emotional as she commented on her husband’s condition.
      And speaking on the Netflix documentary Schumacher, she said: “I miss Michael every day.
      “But it’s not just me who misses him, it’s the children, his father, everyone around him.”
      Although she admitted he was “different,” she insisted that “he’s here and that gives us strength”.
      Corinna also offered a brief glimpse as their life at home.
      She said: “We’re together. We live together at home. We do therapy.
      “We do everything we can to make Michael better and to make sure he’s comfortable. And to simply make him feel our family, our bond.”
      Former boss Ross Brawn told The Guardian in 2016 he still visits his friend regularly.
      “Michael was such a strong character and all through his racing career he only suffered a broken leg,” he said. “The irony of this happening during a quieter life was terrible.”
      He went on: “We go see him and hope and pray that one day he will make a recovery. I was quoted as saying he’s improving and it was not what I really meant. The family are conducting his convalescence in private and I need to respect that.
      “So I don’t want to comment on his condition beyond saying we’re extremely hopeful we’ll see Michael as we knew him at some point in the future.”
      Speaking just before his 50th birthday, she reassured his supporters that he was in “good hands” and that the family were doing “everything humanly possible to help him”.
      Todt also told Radio Monte-Carlo in 2019 that he had watched F1 races with the legendary driver on TV.
      “I’m always careful with such statements, but it’s true. I saw the race together with Michael Schumacher at his home in Switzerland.”
      He suffered a catastrophic brain injury in a skiing accident in 2013Credit: AFP
      Meanwhile, sources – described as “close relatives” – claimed in French magazine Paris Match back in 2018 that Schumacher cries when he sees natural beauty.
      They said: “When you put him in his wheelchair facing the beautiful panorama of the mountains overlooking the lake, Michael sometimes cries.”
      Michael is one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time, dominating the sport in the early 2000s after rising to power in the 90s.
      He raced from 1991 to 2006, and again from 2010 to 2012 – a second act of his career which saw him become instrumental in setting up Lewis Hamilton’s dominant Mercedes team.
      The German won five world championships with Ferrari and two for Benetton.
      Schumacher retired in 2012, but just a year later he was involved in a life-changing skiing accident while on the slopes with Mick.
      And meanwhile, Schumacher’s former manager Willi Weber accused the star’s family of lying about his condition.
      The 80-year-old said he is still “angry” that the brood hasn’t updated him on the F1 icon’s health since his skiing accident nine years ago.
      Read More on The Sun
      He took swipes at both Corinna and Jean Todt, saying: “They kept me out, telling me it’s too early, well now it’s too late.”
      Weber initially understood the need for secrecy from the Schumacher family but that since he got out of hospital, “we have only heard lies from them”. More

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      Almost 2,500 football fans lose TEN TONNES in weight after signing up to get fit

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      ENERGETIC football supporters have lost an incredible TEN TONNES in weight after signing up to get active.Nearly 2,500 fans signed up to their clubs’ Fit Fans scheme to lose the equivalent of ten Volkswagen Beetles.
      Energetic football supporters have lost an incredible TEN TONNES in weight after signing up to get activeCredit: Alamy
      Clubs across the English Football League offer advice on diet and weight loss to footie followers who want to shed excess weight.
      Nutrition and fitness experts come into the clubs for an initial 12-week programme before the fans take part in community activities.
      Sessions will be promoted this week as 72 league clubs take part in their Week of Action which also includes Wigan hosting a football session for Afghan refugees.
      Cardiff City will showcase a project where military veterans are supported to beat loneliness and social isolation.

      IT project manager Jonathan Sutcliffe, 39, has lost more than two stone since joining the Bradford City get-fit scheme.
      He said: “I’ve got two boys and before I didn’t have the energy to play football with them.
      “Now I can’t wait to kick a ball about with them.
      “The scheme has helped me with my overall well-being and I’ve even gone down one or two sizes when it comes to my clothes.
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      “The advice I’ve had on changing my diet a bit and getting my steps up from 500 a day to around 35,000 is really paying off.”
      Mike Evans, Chief Executive of the EFL Trust said: “FIT FANS is a great example of how EFL Clubs make a really significant contribution to the health of our communities.
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