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Damar Hamlin update: Uncle shares improvement in Bills safety’s oxygen levels
By Andrew Olson
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Damar Hamlin has football fans everywhere praying for his recovery after his terrifying collapse on the football field Monday night.
Hamlin’s uncle shared with Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network that the Buffalo Bills safety’s oxygen levels are improving.
Just spoke with Dorrian Glenn — Damar Hamlin’s uncle — who said his nephew is on a ventilator but he’s improved to 50% oxygen needed after being at 100%. He’s still sedated but main focus is recovering to breathe on his own & healing lungs.
Full interview on @nflnetwork: pic.twitter.com/lsCSrlrjKf
— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) January 4, 2023
“A lot of people don’t get to see how loved they are while they’re alive, so for him to have a situation where he could have been taken away and he has a chance to come back and see all that love that he got.”
Our @nflnetwork interview with Damar Hamlin’s uncle, Dorrian Glenn: pic.twitter.com/h3YN3LizPC
— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) January 4, 2023
After making a tackle in the Bills’ Monday Night Football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Hamlin collapsed on the field and received medical attention as play was suspended. It was revealed that Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest and received CPR on the field before he was transported by ambulance to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Updates from the Bills and the NFL have described Hamlin as being in critical condition.
Hamlin’s family is appreciative of the first responders as well as the outpouring of support from fans.
Dorrian Glenn, Damar Hamlin’s uncle, said off camera strangers have bought the family lunch since they arrived.
“I’m thankful for 1st responders that quickly resuscitated him and get him back and get him to the hospital so he could have a fighting chance to survive.”
— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) January 4, 2023
A former Florida beat reporter, Andrew writes for the Saturday Tradition News Desk.