Damar Hamlin discharged from Buffalo hospital
The Buffalo Bills player was hospitalized at UC Medical Center after collapsing in the middle of a game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Damar Hamlin was released from Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute two days after his transfer to the medical center from Cincinnati.
The NFL player was transferred to Buffalo Monday after being hospitalized for a week at UC Medical Center in Cincinnati due to a cardiac arrest he suffered in the middle of a game. It was his team, the Buffalo Bills, who delivered the good news:
Hamlin also shared the good news on his social networks. There he took the opportunity to thank all those who had shown him their support during the week he spent in Cincinnati recovering from the collapse:
Medical staff pleased with Hamlin's recovery
His doctor in Cincinnati, Dr. William Knight, expanded on the Buffalo Bills safety's health status. Damar Hamlin is able to walk for a short period of time and his body is beginning to tolerate a normal diet, he said:
Another treating physician, Dr. Timothy Pritt, said they were "ecstatic" with the Buffalo Bills safety's recovery. In fact, he shared an anecdote about how Hamlin experienced his team's final game: