As of this afternoon, there has been some positive news in the Damar Hamlin story. Three days after the Buffalo Bills' safety suddenly collapsed on the field Monday night after making a routine tackle in his team's NFL game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Hamlin has reportedly regained consciousness.

One of the first things Damar Hamlin asked when he woke up was “who won the game?”
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— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) January 5, 2023

The news sparked a wave of relief, as it appears Hamlin will not only survive his shocking cardiac arrest, but he has also not suffered brain damage as a result of his heart stoppage.

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— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) January 5, 2023

As the good news spread through social media, a report circulated that upon waking up, Hamlin, still unable to speak, wrote the question "who won the game?" to his doctors, to which they responded, "You won. You’ve won the game of life" (in reality, the NFL suspended the game indefinitely after Hamlin's emergency and there is no plan for completing it as of now).

Doctors said after Damar Hamlin awakened last night, he asked in writing who won the game. Doctors told him: “Yes, you won. You’ve won the game of life.”

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 5, 2023

While everyone was grateful that Hamlin appears well on the way to recovery, many found the reported exchange between Hamlin and his doctors overly saccharine to the point of cringe.

I’d lose consciousness again from rolling my eyes too hard if they said this Grey’s Anatomy ass line to me https://t.co/DkKpifWFhD

— Shelby (@ClassicShelb) January 5, 2023

Damar writing some more you know what the fuck I meant https://t.co/IUlhu4HZUn

— washed indie dad (@HGTVontheRadio) January 5, 2023

thank god he awake but you say some corny shit like this to me, I’m going back in that coma https://t.co/T4Fv3WW63B

— t-sheezy ✨ (@sheezy_t) January 5, 2023

There are still many steps on the road to Hamlin's recovery, according to his doctors, but considering where he was just three days ago, his return to consciousness is a wonderful development and a credit to his doctors.

We should also count ourselves lucky they didn't reverse all their hard work with cringe.