🤙 Damar Hamlin: Back on da Field afta Cardiac Arrest 😲🏈
Jus’ ova 3½ months afta commotio cordis wen make Damar Hamlin collapse on one football field in Cincinnati, Hamlin wen sit down in da Buffalo Bills’ facility, an’ officially say he goin’ come back to da NFL afta da kine doctors wen give ’em da green light fo’ play football again 🏥🟢.
“Dis event wen change my life, but no da end of my story,” Hamlin say 💪📖.
Hamlin wen share on Tuesday — durin’ his first news conference since dat time on Jan. 2 durin’ da first quarter of one regular-season “Monday Night Football” game against da Cincinnati Bengals — dat doctors wen figgah out commotio cordis, “one supa rare result of one strong hit to da heart dat happens at da exact wrong time in da heart rhythm, causing da heart fo’ stop beating,” as da American Heart Association say, wen make ’em suffa cardiac arrest ❤️🚫.
Fo’ da 25-year-old safety, who wen get da OK from plenny specialists, coming back to da field get choke importance fo’ him 🏟️🌟.
“My heart stay in da game. I love da game. I like prove to myself, not nobody else,” Hamlin say. “I jus’ like show peopo dat fear stay one choice, an’ you can keep going even wen you no mo’ all da answers, an’ no know wat stay at da end of da tunnel 🚇. You might feel scared, you might feel all kine, but you jus’ keep putting dat right foot in front of da left one, an’ you keep going. I like stand fo’ dat” 🦶👣.
Commotio cordis stay one “diagnosis of exclusion,” Dr. William Knight IV of da University of Cincinnati Medical Center say, which means dat mo’ common, deadly o’ fixable conditions gotta first be ruled out befo’ dat stay da diagnosis 🩺🔍. Hamlin wen say commotio cordis stay da main cause of death in young athletes across all sports, an’ he like “take one step in fo’ make one change” 💔🏃♂️. Hamlin wen see his last specialist Friday an’ stay wit da Bills fo’ voluntary workouts dis week 🗓️💪. Dat final specialist wen tell Hamlin dat coming back fo’ play goin’ be good fo’ his mental health 🧠😊.
“Being around my teammates, da camaraderie of da sport of football, you know, dat’s wat make dis sport da best in da world, is da brotherhood dat it creates, da unity dat it creates between all peopo of all aspects of life an’ jus’ different journeys, it brings ’em togedda fo’ one common goal,” Hamlin say. “An’ I feel like dat’s one direct connection of wat happened to me dat night, you know, jus’ bringing peopo togedda in prayer, love, but dat’s wat dis sport does too, so my heart stay in it all da way an’ it takes choke fo’ be great in dis game, an’ I get one long way fo’ go. I get one long journey fo’ go, but I stay committed to it each day, day in, day out” 🙏💖🏈.
Bills general manager Brandon Beane say dat Hamlin wen see plenny specialists since he wen come back from Cincinnati an’ all of dem stay in agreement on his case an’ dat he can fully come back fo’ play football 🏈👍.
Da Bills wen start their voluntary offseason program Monday 📆🏋️♂️.
“Wen he wen leave Cincinnati, he wen come here, stay Buffalo General [Hospital],” Beane say. “He wen see couple specialists ova here in Buffalo, an’ den, since den, he wen see three mo’ specialists, most recently on Friday, an’ all of dem stay in agreement. No mo’ 2-1 o’ 3-1 o’ anyting lidat. Dey all stay in lockstep of wat dis was an’ dat he stay cleared, can do full activities jus’ like anyone else who stay coming back from one injury o’ wateva” 🏥🩺.
Bills coach Sean McDermott say da team goin’ keep supporting Hamlin from one mental health perspective 🧠💕.
“He stay moving forward one step at a time,” McDermott say. “He wen get cleared from one physical standpoint, an’ we goin’ give all da mental help we can from one mind, body, an’ spirit standpoint” 🤲🌟.
Last month, Hamlin wen go Washington, D.C., fo’ help promote da bipartisan legislation Access to AEDs, which would increase da availability of automated external defibrillators — an’ related training — on school campuses 🏫⚡. He also wen meet wit President Joe Biden at da White House 🇺🇸🤝.
Da NFL wen launch da Smart Heart Sports Coalition, one collaboration wit choke groups fo’ advocate fo’ policies in all 50 states aimed at preventing deadly outcomes from sudden cardiac arrest among high school athletes ❤️🚫🏈. Da goal of da coalition stay fo’ pass legislation at da state level an’ put these policies into action within da next three years, an’ da group wen send lettas to governors of 43 states wea dey tink mo’ policies stay needed 📝📈.
Hamlin stay busy da past couple months, including getting da NFLPA’s highest honor, da Alan Page Community Award, fo’ his work helping oddas 🏆🤗. His Chasing M’s Foundation wen raise mo’ den $9 million in da days afta he wen go da hospital, wit da money mainly going through GoFundMe fo’ one toy drive dat had one initial goal of $2,500 🎁💰. Even wit all dat wen happen, Hamlin say da big moments stay from being able fo’ wake up every day an’ be around his ohana, “da biggest blessing of ’em all stay fo’ me fo’ still get my peopo an’ my peopo still get me” 🌅👨👩👧👦.
“It stay good wen great tings happen to great peopo,” Bills pass-rusher Von Miller say. “Wit everyting dat wen happen, he stay taking full advantage of it, an’ he stay using da platform dat he get from da exposure from everyting dat wen happen, an’ he stay using dat fo’ good. An’ not jus’ one time but choke times. He wen go da White House. He stay talking to kids like, he stay taking full advantage of da opportunity dat God wen give ’em, an’ fo’ see ’em get cleared fo’ play football again, cuz I know all dat stuff, even dough it stay great, but fo’ him, an’ I stay talking fo’ him, it really comes secondary on going out dea an’ living out his childhood dream” 🏈💭🌈.
Hamlin also wen get recognized wit da medical an’ athletic training staff of da Bills an’ Bengals an’ some of da staff from da University of Cincinnati Medical Center at da NFL Honors an’ on da field befo’ Super Bowl LVII 🏆🎖️.
“It stay exciting fo’ go from one guy who stay fighting fo’ his life to one guy who stay, his story neva been written,” Beane say, who stay wit Hamlin an’ his ohana at da hospital fo’ choke days. “Now it’s about da comeback, an’ so, fo’ see dat he, it stay all about his health an’ it stay, it always goin’ be about his health, but fo’ real kine, howeva many months lata, we stay talking about he wen get fully cleared, dat stay pretty amazing. An’ I stay stoked fo’ him an’ his ohana at wea dey stay in dis journey” 🌟👏🌈.
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🤙 Damar Hamlin: Back on the Field after Cardiac Arrest 😲🏈
Just over 3½ months after experiencing commotio cordis that caused Damar Hamlin to collapse on a football field in Cincinnati, Hamlin sat down in the Buffalo Bills’ facility and officially announced he would be returning to the NFL after doctors gave him the green light to play football again 🏥🟢.
“This event changed my life, but it’s not the end of my story,” Hamlin said 💪📖.
Hamlin shared on Tuesday — during his first news conference since that time on January 2 during the first quarter of a regular-season “Monday Night Football” game against the Cincinnati Bengals — that doctors determined commotio cordis, “a very rare outcome of a strong hit to the heart that happens at the exact wrong time in the heart rhythm, causing the heart to stop beating,” as the American Heart Association states, was the cause of his cardiac arrest ❤️🚫.
For the 25-year-old safety, who received the OK from multiple specialists, returning to the field is of great importance to him 🏟️🌟.
“My heart is in the game. I love the game. I want to prove to myself, not anyone else,” Hamlin said. “I just want to show people that fear is a choice, and you can keep going even when you don’t have all the answers, and don’t know what lies at the end of the tunnel 🚇. You might feel scared, you might feel all kinds of emotions, but you just keep putting that right foot in front of the left one, and you keep going. I want to stand for that” 🦶👣.
Commotio cordis is a “diagnosis of exclusion,” Dr. William Knight IV of the University of Cincinnati Medical Center said, which means more common, deadly or fixable conditions must first be ruled out before that is the diagnosis 🩺🔍. Hamlin said commotio cordis is the main cause of death in young athletes across all sports, and he wants to “take a step in to make a change” 💔🏃♂️. Hamlin saw his last specialist on Friday and is with the Bills for voluntary workouts this week 🗓️💪. That final specialist told Hamlin that returning to play would be good for his mental health 🧠😊.
“Being around my teammates, the camaraderie of the sport of football, you know, that’s what makes this sport the best in the world, is the brotherhood it creates, the unity it creates between all people of all aspects of life and just different journeys, it brings them together for one common goal,” Hamlin said. “And I feel like that’s a direct connection of what happened to me that night, you know, just bringing people together in prayer, love, but that’s what this sport does too, so my heart is in it all the way and it takes a lot to be great in this game, and I have a long way to go. I have a long journey to go, but I am committed to it each day, day in, day out” 🙏💖🏈.
Bills general manager Brandon Beane said that Hamlin saw multiple specialists since he returned from Cincinnati and all of them agreed on his case and that he can fully return to playing football 🏈👍.
The Bills started their voluntary offseason program on Monday 📆🏋️♂️.
“When he left Cincinnati, he came here, to Buffalo General [Hospital],” Beane said. “He saw a couple of specialists over here in Buffalo, and then, since then, he saw three more specialists, most recently on Friday, and all of them are in agreement. There’s no 2-1 or 3-1 or anything like that. They are all in lockstep about what this was and that he is cleared, able to do full activities just like anyone else who is coming back from an injury or whatever” 🏥🩺.
Bills coach Sean McDermott said the team will continue supporting Hamlin from a mental health perspective 🧠💕.
“He is moving forward one step at a time,” McDermott said. “He got cleared from a physical standpoint, and we’re going to provide all the mental help we can from a mind, body, and spirit standpoint” 🤲🌟.
Last month, Hamlin went to Washington, D.C., to help promote the bipartisan legislation Access to AEDs, which would increase the availability of automated external defibrillators — and related training — on school campuses 🏫⚡. He also met with President Joe Biden at the White House 🇺🇸🤝.
The NFL launched the Smart Heart Sports Coalition, a collaboration with several groups to advocate for policies in all 50 states aimed at preventing deadly outcomes from sudden cardiac arrest among high school athletes ❤️🚫🏈. The goal of the coalition is to pass legislation at the state level and put these policies into action within the next three years, and the group sent letters to governors of 43 states where they believe more policies are needed 📝📈.
Hamlin has been busy the past couple of months, including receiving the NFLPA’s highest honor, the Alan Page Community Award, for his work helping others 🏆🤗. His Chasing M’s Foundation raised more than $9 million in the days after he went to the hospital, with the money primarily going through GoFundMe for a toy drive that had an initial goal of $2,500 🎁💰. Even with all that happened, Hamlin said the biggest moments come from being able to wake up every day and be around his family, “the biggest blessing of them all is for me to still have my people and my people still have me” 🌅👨👩👧👦.
“It’s good when great things happen to great people,” Bills pass-rusher Von Miller said. “With everything that happened, he’s taking full advantage of it, and he’s using the platform that he got from the exposure from everything that happened, and he’s using that for good. And not just once but many times. He went to the White House. He’s talking to kids. He’s taking full advantage of the opportunity that God gave him, and to see him get cleared to play football again, because I know all that stuff, even though it’s great, but for him, and I’m speaking for him, it really comes secondary to going out there and living out his childhood dream” 🏈💭🌈.
Hamlin also was recognized with the medical and athletic training staff of the Bills and Bengals and some of the staff from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center at the NFL Honors and on the field before Super Bowl LVII 🏆🎖️.
“It’s exciting to go from a guy who was fighting for his life to a guy whose story has never been written,” Beane said, who was with Hamlin and his family at the hospital for several days. “Now it’s about the comeback, and so, to see that he, it’s all about his health and it will always be about his health, but for real, however many months later, we’re talking about him being fully cleared, that’s pretty amazing. And I’m thrilled for him and his family at where they are in this journey” 🌟👏🌈.
