Doctors who treated Damar Hamlin said the Bills safety was back in Buffalo on Monday, an encouraging sign of progress since he suffered a cardiac arrest a week ago at the Bengals’ field in Cincinnati.
Hamlin was discharged from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center Monday morning. He was flown back to Buffalo, where Dr. William Knight said he was “doing well”.
Hamlin’s comeback comes 24 hours after he cheered on his teammates from his hospital bed. The Bills won their final game of the season 35-23 at the expense of the New England Patriots.
The Bills wore a No. 3, Hamlin’s, patch for that game, which proved cathartic for the organization and its fans.
The 24-year-old Hamlin has made great strides since spending his first two days in hospital in an artificial coma induced by doctors, in addition to being on life support.
Doctors pulled him out of the coma on Wednesday night and he was able to shake hands with loved ones. On Friday, he was removed from the life support device. He was also able to chat with his teammates by videoconference.
On Sunday, doctors judged his neurological function to be excellent, but Hamlin remains in critical condition.
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