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Damar Hamlin released from Cincinnati hospital, returns to Buffalo, is greeted by McDermott, Beane, Bills medical personnel

‘Knight said that he and Dr. Timothy Pritts, a trauma surgeon and Division Chief of General Surgery at University of Cincinnati medicine, have been in contact with Hamlin’s care team in Buffalo and confirmed that the Bills safety is doing well and beginning the next stage of his recovery. Dr. Pritts revealed that Hamlin would undergo ongoing testing to determine the cause of this past Monday’s event.’

Show of support: Fans kept Damar Hamlin in mind before Sunday’s Bills game

‘“We claim people here (if) you have the slightest connection. For somebody that’s on the Bills, we claim you. You’re forever a Buffalonian. I think we feel it so deeply when one of our own goes through something,” she said. “I’m going to cry very hard. It’s been emotional to see the players and I think the conversation they’ve started around men’s mental health and being able to really, openly, talk about their feelings and what they need, and express those emotions.”’

Sabato: A tribute-turned-win for Damar Hamlin proves cathartic for the Bills and Buffalo

‘The Bills received their moments of relief when Hamlin awoke and began to communicate, and then were galvanized by his pregame talk. An entire region hinging upon the health of one player many have never personally met — and likely will never meet — like a beloved family member is why a game so driven by greed and selfishness can sometimes still seem so pure.’

Damar Hamlin back in Buffalo for ‘next stage of his recovery’

‘Hamlin tweeted Monday he returned home “with a lot of love on my heart. Watching the world come together around me on Sunday was truly an amazing feeling. The same love you all have shown me is the same love that I plan to put back into the world (and) more. Bigger than football!’

How Damar Hamlin’s Recovery Allowed Us to Breathe

‘Looking back, what made Hamlin’s collapse all the more shocking last Monday night was how it followed the most routine of tackles. At this point it’s a fair guess that no play all season has been watched more often online. The telecast didn’t keep showing the tackle out of a sense of decency. Instead, cameras lingered over the players’ anguished reactions, showing teammates huddling around Hamlin’s body on the field, weeping and praying while medics struggled to save him for nearly 10 minutes.’

Damar Hamlin Transferred From Hospital in Cincinnati to Buffalo

‘Hamlin, 24, has continued to improve since he went into cardiac arrest on the field last week. He was transferred to the Buffalo General Medical Center/ Gates Vascular Institute for ongoing care. Doctors in Cincinnati said that Hamlin was upgraded from critical condition on Monday morning and met several other requirements for transport, including no longer needing intensive nursing care or intensive respiratory therapy.’

Who Told Players to Warm Up After Damar Hamlin Collapsed?

‘The league did not officially suspend the game until around 10 p.m. Eastern, just over an hour after Hamlin’s collapse, and about 40 minutes after the players returned to their locker rooms. Goodell said that after the league received “feedback that it may not be appropriate” to restart the game, Troy Vincent, the league’s executive vice president for football operations, “made the decision to suspend play, which was the right decision, and allow everyone to go back and let’s gather ourselves and get more information which was clear we needed to do.”’

Damar Hamlin released from Cincinnati hospital, now hospitalized in Buffalo

‘“He’s certainly on what we consider a very normal to even accelerated trajectory from the life-threatening event that he underwent,” said Timothy Pritts, a trauma surgeon who is a professor in the department of surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, “but [he] is making great progress. … A normal recovery from something like this is going to be measured in weeks to months. And he’s been a little bit ahead of that at each stage.”’

Damar Hamlin transferred to Buffalo hospital week after collapse

‘Hamlin traveled to the airport with the UC Health Air Care & Mobile Care on Monday. Prior to that, while still in the hospital’s intensive care unit, Hamlin met “a number of key milestones” that made doctors feel comfortable with sending him back to Buffalo, Knight said.’

Bills Safety Hamlin Back In Buffalo To Resume Recovery

‘Doctors said Hamlin has been walking since Friday, and eating regular food and undergoing therapy. They said he was on a normal or even accelerated trajectory in his recovery from cardiac arrest, which is considered a life-threatening event. Normal recovery from something like this can be measured from weeks to months, they said.’