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Rodney Thomas II is remaining hopeful for childhood palDamar Hamlin, who has been in critical condition since suffering a cardiac arrest during Monday Night Football.
“I know he could hear me,” Thomas, 24, said of the visit. “Even if he couldn’t hear me, it didn’t matter. I said what I had to say.”
“It calmed me way down,” he added, of seeing Hamlin. “It made the trip home a lot easier. I could go home and know he’s gonna be straight. I got him. We all got him. Everybody’s got him.”
Hamlin, 24, collapsed midway through his team’s game against the Bengals in Cincinnati on Monday night, going intocardiac arrestearly in the first quarter after he tackled Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins.
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Monday’s NFL game was terminated and has yet to be rescheduled.
On Wednesday, The Bills gave an official update on Hamlin’s condition, confirming that he’s still in the hospital.
“Damar remains in the ICU in critical condition with signs of improvement noted yesterday and overnight,” they wrote. “He is expected to remain under intensive care as his health care team continues to monitor and treat him.”
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Amid the outpouring of love and support from fellow athletes, friends and fans, the NFL showed the ultimate sign of solidarity when every team in the league changed their team’s logo on Twitterto an image of Hamlin’s no. 3 jerseythat read “Pray for Damar.”
The message, to show that human life is more important than football. Something that Hamlin’s representative and friend Jordan Rooney has made an effort to remind people as Hamlin continues to fight.
“I think what’s most important is to give the family their privacy,” Rooney expressed toRobin Robertsduring a somber appearance onGood Morning Americaon Tuesday, regarding the traction happening around Cincinnati hospital.
“The family is going through a lot right now, so I think it’s important for everyone to just kind of remember that this is a person and his family is just trying to work through everything.”
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In a statementshared Tuesday morning, Hamlin’s family said they will share updates on the 24-year-old “as soon as we have them,” and thanked fans and medical personnel for their help.
source: people.com
