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Slack.com slash DHQ. Good morning and welcome into first take and I think I can officially

say it is a feel good Friday Marcus bringing the sunshine and the orange. I like it. Good

to see you as always. Hope to see you in person soon though.

Stephen A. How we doing?

That is. Big day and BA day today as well.

Something like that. We'll get the party started and gentlemen, I love this. I get to

begin. I know they're still a long way to go, but we're beginning with a positive update.

On the most paramount story we've been covering all week, doctors of the University of Cincinnati

Medical Center told the media that Bill safety to Mar Hamlin is beginning to awaken as

part of substantial improvement. Here's one of Demar's physicians, Dr. Timothy Pritz,

with Mar on his progress. Take a listen.

First question that he wrote when he started to awaken was that we went so we know that

he's really that it's not only that the lights are on. We know that he's home and that it

appears that all the cylinders are firing with his brain, which is greatly gratifying.

The paraphrase, one of our partners, you know, when he asked, did we win? The answer is yes,

you know, Demar, you won. You won the game of life.

Incredible job by the entire medical staff there in Cincinnati. Meanwhile, so after that,

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