Damar Hamlin, Commotio Cordis, and a Life Saving Long Island Mom

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4.6 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed, seemingly lifeless, on Monday Night Football in January: the world stood still. But somewhere on Long Island, New York, one mother watched everything unfold knowingly, fully aware of what had happened to Hamlin. Because the cause of Hamlin’s collapse was the same condition – Commotio Cordis – that had taken her son’s life 23 years earlier. So today, Tisha Thompson shares the story of a decades-long mission that grew from that loss, which has saved hundreds of lives, including Damar Hamlin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's my Remekkath.
0:03.4	I know you're used to hearing me join the show to explain what's happening in the world
0:06.3	of college basketball or hosting every Sunday morning on ESPN Radio or maybe even reading
0:11.0	my words about everything Minneapolis and the star to boom.
0:14.2	But you are going to be hearing different voices hosting ESPN Daily in the coming weeks.
0:18.3	And I'm lucky enough to be one of them.
0:20.7	I'll be with you the rest of the week, helping this podcast do what it's always done.
0:25.4	Tell the best sports stories in audio, day in and day out.
0:29.0	Thanks for listening.
0:36.5	Tisha Thompson, it's January 2nd, 2023.
0:41.5	The entire world is watching Monday night football.
0:44.0	When Buffalo Bill Safety, Demar Hamlin collapses suddenly after a blow to the chest from an opposing
0:50.6	play.
0:51.6	Here's Hayden's wide open to midfield and lowers the shoulder for 13.
0:59.4	Now another Bill's player is down.
1:01.6	Tell exactly who that is.
1:04.0	Maybe Hamlin.
1:06.0	When you first saw that video, what did you think?
1:10.7	It hit finally happen. I knew when I looked at it and I saw that he had taken a few steps
1:16.9	and then he crumbles. And then when the NFL's medical team surrounds him, blocking our view
1:22.8	of what was happening, I knew what was about to happen. I just knew it.
1:26.7	And I said to myself that if I was right, it meant that he would not die.
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