Damar Hamlin requested about Payments’ sport end result after waking up, docs say

Medical doctors on the College of Cincinnati Medical Middle mentioned Thursday that Buffalo Payments security Damar Hamlin has made “substantial progress” within the final 24 hours, a lot in order that he was capable of ask medical employees “who received?” Monday night time’s sport towards the Cincinnati Bengals.

Officers with the hospital gave an replace on Hamlin’s situation throughout a press convention on Thursday afternoon, and so they famous that whereas he’s nonetheless not capable of communicate, he has been speaking by writing.

Buffalo Payments security Damar Hamlin warms up previous to the sport towards the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 2, 2023, at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati.
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And the very first thing he requested about was the essential Week 17 matchup towards the Bengals. 

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“We’re within the scenario the place we needed to permit him to steadily get up as the remainder of his physique was therapeutic, and final night time he was capable of emerge and observe instructions and even requested who had received the sport,” Dr. Timothy Pritts mentioned.

“When he requested did we win, the reply is sure, Damar, you received the sport of life.”

Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Payments
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Pritts added that Hamlin was “starting to awaken” on Thursday morning and that it appeared that his “neurological situation and performance is unbroken,” regardless of nonetheless being “critically sick.”

“There was substantial enchancment in his situation within the final 24 hours. We had important concern about him after the harm and after the occasion that occurred on the sector, however he’s making substantial progress.”

Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Payments, proper, reacts after a sort out towards the Pittsburgh Steelers on Oct. 9, 2022, in Orchard Park, New York.
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Hamlin collapsed on the sector Monday night time after struggling cardiac arrest. Medical doctors on the hospital mentioned he’s nonetheless on a respiration tube however has made a “pretty outstanding restoration.”

“The final three days he has been very sick and has made a reasonably outstanding restoration and enchancment to the purpose, as [Dr. Pritts] famous, he’s now demonstrating that signal of fine neurological restoration in addition to total scientific enchancment,” Dr. William A. Knight added.