Damar Hamlin releases public video for the first time since his on-field collapse

Damar Hamlin, the Buffalo Bills quarterback who passed out on the field earlier this month, thanked his fans and the medical professionals responsible for his recovery in his first public video since the cardiac arrest that left him critically ill.

“I can’t tell you how grateful I am for all the love, all the support,” Hamlin said in a video he posted on Saturday.

The team’s official Twitter account posted a touching video with the caption “A special message from our guy” and the hashtags #LoveForDamar and #ForDamar. The video was also posted on Hamlin’s website. Instagram.

In the nearly six-minute video, Hamlin begins by saying that it was important for him to “wait and come out in public at the right time” and then thanks his team, his family and friends, the medical professionals who “saved [his] life”, and his fans, “The Bills Mafia”, among others.

“It was just a lot to process,” Hamlin said.

After being hit in an away game against the Cincinnati Bengals on January 2 that caused his heart to stop, Hamlin’s heart rate recovered on the field before he was transferred to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He stayed there for nine days before returning to Buffalo for further treatment.

“What happened to me during Monday Night Football I feel is a direct example of how God is using me as a vessel to share his passion and love straight from my heart with the world,” he said. flaunting a T-shirt with the name of his charity Chasing the Millions.

“And now I can help the children and communities around the world who need it most. And that has always been my dream,” he added. “It’s always been something that I’ve stood for and that I will continue to stand for.”

GoFundMe page for the Chasing M’s Foundation, Hamlin and his team have raised more than $9 million in charitable donations from nearly 250,000 donors – and have “received renewed support” since Hamlin’s hospitalization, read an update on the fundraising profile.

“Damar created The Chasing M’s Foundation to use as a vehicle to make a lasting impact on his community,” the GoFundMe page says. “The foundation supports toy collections, back-to-school, kids camps and more. We look forward to Damar’s future participation in making incredibly generous donations.”

“Thank you to everyone who donated – in any way – to the Chasing M’s Foundation,” Hamlin said in the video. “I don’t even have words to express my gratitude.”

Hamlin declined to provide more details about his current state of health in the video, instead saying, “This is just the beginning of the impact I wanted to have on the world.”

“And with God’s guidance, I can do wonderful and great things,” he added.

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