Players and personnel surround the ambulance on the field as medical personnel tend to Damar Hamlin, who collapsed on the field Jan. 2 at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) greets Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) at end of their playoff game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, where the Bengals beat the Bills 27-10.
What it teaches you, Dr. Michael Manka Jr. said, “is to take nothing for granted,” that no one is exempt from tragedy, and that gentle, uneventful moments are the real treasure.
Katie O'Brien, right, a Buffalo native who is president of the Bills Backers in Houston, with "Captain Buffalo" and Veronica Borjon, longtime partner of the late Ezra Castro, or "Pancho Billa."
Bills fans everywhere have seen Pancho Billa, the character Ezra Castro plays in stadium parking lots. Few, though, have seen the Castro who is living with overwhelming pain as he goes through treatments at MD Anderson Cancer Center in
Jeanette "Sis" Korbel, 96, has been a Bills fan since the team's start in the 1960s and wants to see them win it all. “I want a Super Bowl before I die, and this is our best chance. Never lose hope,” she said.
For the second time in seven months, a chance scheduling decision placed Buffalo Police Lt. Patrick McDonald at the center of almost untouchable heartbreak in his hometown.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) greets Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen (17) at end of their playoff game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, where the Bengals beat the Bills 27-10.
Katie O'Brien, right, a Buffalo native who is president of the Bills Backers in Houston, with "Captain Buffalo" and Veronica Borjon, longtime partner of the late Ezra Castro, or "Pancho Billa."
Players and personnel surround the ambulance on the field as medical personnel tend to Damar Hamlin, who collapsed on the field Jan. 2 at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati.
