A Little Good News

On January 2, 2023, the Buffalo Bills were playing the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday night football. A Bengal caught a pass, was tackled and fell into one of the Bills, Damar Hamlin, hitting him in the chest as he fell. Both players got up, and then Hamlin fell down again. What we didn’t know for a while was that he had a cardiac arrest and was clinically dead. Through the efforts of the training staff, they got his heart started and they headed to the hospital. He recovered, but the story didn’t stop there.

Hamlin began a mission to work with the American Heart Association to educate the nation about how to do CPR. If you don’t remember, check out this Memo. There’s no question that because of his misfortune, hundreds of thousands of people know how to save someone’s life with CPR.

Hamlin has come full circle as well. He was cleared to play football and began the long trip back. The good news is that he’s not only back but he’s a starter for the Bills this season; he got his first interception ever in a game a week or so ago. Just a little good news to begin the month.

What are you prepared to do today?

        Dr. Chet

Reference: https://www.heart.org/en/damar-hamlins-3-for-heart-cpr-challenge