Emotions on the Menu

On Monday night, football fans were stunned as they watched Damar Hamlin collapse on the field, halting the game. By Tuesday morning, we could watch curated clips of the injury with endless commentary. We could hear from doctors to learn about possible diagnosis and an explanation for what might have happened. We could listen to accounts from previous NFL players who have witnessed or suffered serious injury on the field. And whether we were watching the game or not, the impact of that single hit quickly resonated outside of the Bengals stadium, and into our collective mind-body awareness. On Thursday, Damar Hamlin woke up. His first communication with doctors was “Did we win?”. As we await further updates and ponder the future of the sport itself, we find some spontaneous common human ground in our emotions. Clearly, Damar didn’t get to feel the impact of his hit in the same way the rest of us did.

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