Sorry, I thought I was pretty safe in assuming, at least, that Schumaker was a speed-freak. That he was probably going to die pursuing any one of his speed-freak hobbies (ski-ing) was very likely. It would be sadder if he did die falling off a chair, that's more likely to be me.
Anyway, I hope he pulls through for the sake of his family. Regardless, he probably would rather go in such a way.