Damar Hamlin To Doctors Upon Waking Up: 'Did We Win?'

Hamlin is awake and communicating at UC Medical Center.

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Russ Heltman
Updated:
Jan 5, 2023 2:32 PM EST
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Jan 5, 2023

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CINCINNATI — Doctors at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center updated the media on Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin's condition on Thursday.

They said Hamlin is improving more and more every day, here is a rundown of the notable things from the press conference.

Hamlin is responsive physically and neurologically: Hamlin asked doctors, “Did we win?” They told him, “Yes, you won the game of life.”
He still has the breathing tube in place so he cannot talk but is writing his thoughts in a clipboard sheet of paper and holding a lot of people's hands.
Dr. Timothy Pritts says Hamlin asking about the game is a fantastic sign: “It’s not only that the lights are on," Pritts said. "We know he’s home.”
There is no timetable for a return to football, but they are hoping to get the breathing tube out soon and send him further down “the road to recovery.”
Commotio Cordis is a candidate for what caused Hamlin's cardiac arrest, but they have not figured out the true root cause just yet.

The Bills' safety tackled Tee Higgins in the first quarter of Monday night's game, and then Hamlin immediately collapsed after getting up from the play.

Paramedics administered CPR and an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on the field for nearly 10 minutes before transporting him to University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

Fans immediately found a GoFundMe toy drive fundraiser that Hamlin started in 2020. The original goal was $2,500—as of this writing—the total had surpassed $7.1 million in donations. Click here to support.

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