SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - OCTOBER 19: Michael Schumacher of Germany and Ferrari talks to the media during a Shell Press Conference at the Transamerica Hotel during the previews to the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at Interlagos Circuit on October 19, 2006 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)
Here is everything you should know about the hashtag KeepFightingMichael as the legendary Michael Schumacher turns 54
Michael Schumacher turns 54 today and his fans across the world conveyed their good wishes on social media. Fans use the hashtag KeepFightingMichael along with their wishes to show their support for the racing legend and it’s currently trending on Twitter. Schumacher continues to lead a life full of privacy, away from outsiders, with only his family providing regular updates about his health to fans and followers.
Over the years, the Schumacher family has been criticised for being secretive about the ex-racing star’s state of being. The hashtag ‘Keep Fighting Michael’ has emerged as the unanimous voice of the fans as they attempt to stay close to the racing star as much as possible. Schumacher had suffered his horrific injury while skiing in the Alps back in 2013. Despite wearing a skiing helmet, he suffered catastrophic injuries. Schumacher was rushed to hospital and kept in a coma. He hasn’t been able to recover fully since the incident.
Schumacher’s family launched the Keep Fighting Foundation at the end of 2016 with the purpose of charity work, which had always been of utmost importance to Michael when he was fit. After Michael’s accident, fans continue to use the hashtags KeepFighting and KeepFightingMichael to encourage him and his family. The hashtags quickly spread worldwide and when Schumacher was hospitalised, Michael’s wife Corinna drove to visit him in the hospital in Lausanne and everyday she would notice a #KeepFighting graffito on one of the motorway bridges. This gesture from the fans inspired her to launch the Keep Fighting Foundation.
The Keep Fighting Foundation’s board of trustees include Michael Schumacher’s Mick, former Mercedes team Principal Ross Brawn among others. The Foundation aims to give the positive energy that Michael Schumacher and his family have received from fans and well-wishers for so many years. There can certainly not be a better tribute to Schumacher than ‘Keep Fighting’s charitable work.
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