After hearing about Damar Hamlin’s initial conversation with physicians following his remarkable recovery on Wednesday evening, Dwayne Johnson expressed an amazing and understandable sentiment.
Sports fans all over the world have been thinking about Hamlin since Monday night. In fact, his name has been mentioned in groups of people who aren’t even huge football enthusiasts.
Dwayne Johnson photo Jason Kempin/Getty Images, Damar Hamlin photo Megan Briggs/Getty Images
The world seemed to stop for a brief period after Hamlin suffered an injury during an otherwise ordinary play as we all anxiously anticipated when he would take his next one. He was revived on the field and rushed to the UC Medical Center right away by ambulance. There, a team of medical professionals under the direction of Drs. Pritts and Knight worked feverishly to stabilize him and increase his chances of survival.
Johnson was inspired by the touching account of how Hamlin awoke last night and the first thought that crossed his mind. He is unable to speak at this time since he still requires support from a breathing tube, but he penned a question to doctors because it was his top concern at the moment. His three-word query immediately caused anyone watching the news as it broke to experience heartbreak.
Hamlin’s tackle happened early in the first quarter, and the question he asked is putting tears in our eyes for several reasons: one, he is cognitively functioning enough to realize that he was injured in a game. He wanted to know if his team went on to victory. Two: he is unaware that his team was so emotionally affected that they could not take the field to continue playing.
How did doctors respond to Johnson’s question? In the best possible way, telling him that Hamlin did win: he won in the way any of us would hope to win, and he got another chance. He gets another chance.
“Yes, you’ve won. You won the game of life.”
Hamlin still has a road of recovery ahead of him, but it’s a testament to everyone involved in his care that he has the chance to get better and a nod to who he is as a person that he’s fought so hard not only to survive but to thrive.
In addition to his own strength, we have a feeling that when Hamlin realizes the way, not just his team and the Cincinnati Bengals came together, but the NFL as a whole and people around the world came together to support him, donate to a charity close to his heart, and keep his name in their prayers.
Johnson says it best; we’re all sending him our love and strength. Here’s to you, Damar Hamlin; we’re all rooting for you.
Source: wegotthiscovered.com
