Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin is awake after his cardiac arrest that shocked the world

1 [Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin is awake after his cardiac arrest that shocked the world]( In a recent game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into [cardiac arrest]( on the field after making a tackle. The game was only about [ten minutes]( into the first quarter when Hamlin collapsed and a flurry of medical personnel rushed to revive him. His medical emergency immediately raised questions and a renewed focus over the safety of football as a sport and the degree to which professional sports places profits over the health and safety of the players who make the game what it is. Hamlin was [immediately transported]( to nearby University of Cincinnati Medical Center and the game was postponed indefinitely while the NFL focuses on Hamlin's recovery and what caused the incident. He was placed into a [medically induced coma]( but has since woken up. According to [Yahoo Sports]( Hamlin is alert, responsive and asking questions, though he's still on a ventilator. [Read the story]( 2 [Woman thought her husband was being honored. Then they read out her name and she burst into tears]( Very rarely are women's achievements and efforts celebrated or rewarded. They often participate in the community and do several charitable efforts that often go unrecognized. However, in a pleasant surprise, a woman was honored for all her volunteer work, and she didn't have a clue until they read out her name. A video posted by [Good News Correspondent]( on Twitter, shows a woman thinking that her husband was being honored at the event. She can be seen ready with a camera to capture this proud moment. However, as she was waiting for her husband's name to be announced, she heard her name called out from the stage. She looks absolutely shocked and stares at everyone in disbelief. The text inlay reads: "It wasn't until this moment she realized it was her being recognized for her volunteer work over the years for the community." The woman bursts into tears and gets visibly emotional as she struggles to believe that her efforts are actually being recognized. [Read the story]( Did a friend forward this to you? [Subscribe here]( 3 [Woman's viral TikTok praising her 'mommune' has other single moms asking where to sign up]( The proverb “it takes a village” still holds true, despite communities dwindling in our modern world. Humans in general are [hard-wired for collaboration]( and when it comes to parenthood—an inherently difficult task—having the help of others can make a world of difference. That’s why single mom Kristin, who goes by the handle [@beachykefer]( is sharing the gospel on how her fellow single moms support each other through challenging times, in what she lovingly calls a “mommune.” In a now [viral TikTok]( Kristin shared how when she was under the weather (or “sick AF,” as she put it) her mommune not only made her homemade soup and cookies, they took her kids out to the park so she could rest and recover. [Read the story]( 4 [U.S. approves world's first vaccine for honeybees to stave off deadly 'foulbrood' disease]( Without [bees]( the human race would be screwed. We rely on those little buggers to [pollinate most of the crops]( that feed most of the world—they're a critical link in the food chain that sustains human existence. But scientists have been worried about bee populations in recent years, as [colony collapse disorder]( [habitat loss]( and various bee diseases have threatened the planet's primary pollinators. There's good news for our fuzzy, buzzy friends, however. The world's first [honeybee vaccine has been approved]( by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help stave off American foulbrood, a deadly disease that's spread through bacterial spores and can take down entire colonies. So how does a bee colony get vaccinated? Are we talking 50,000 teeny-tiny syringes or what? [Read the story]( 5 [Someone invented the 'Pokémon Go' of bird feeders. It sold out in minutes.]( A little more than five years ago, the world freaked out overnight with the release of “Pokémon Go,” the augmented reality app game where people can find and collect pocket monsters in the real world. It seemed like everywhere people went they’d see folks staring at their phones trying to chase down a Charmander. The Pokémon Go app’s popularity soon fizzled out but the idea lives on in Bird Buddy, a new app-enabled bird feeder. Bird Buddy is [all the rage]( at this year’s CES, formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show, because it takes [fantastic pictures of real wildlife]( it’s a fun, educational game to play as well. [Read the story]( Find us on the World Wide Web: [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [LinkedIn]( Copyright © 2023 GOOD | Upworthy, All rights reserved. 1370 N St Andrews Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90028 You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](.