I spoke with Clayton a few minutes ago after Bill Meade called and told me of Clayton's new operation at Cleveland Clinic. He had a person coming in then for some consultation on the operation.
He said the previously transplanted heart opf his had a valve problem. He described the valve as an upside down parachute. The chute strings were "broken". The surgeon made a four inch incision below Clayton's heart and put tissues in to replace the strings. After convalescence, I don't know how long, they told Clayton he would be back at 95 %.
Nobody is completely out of the woods until the last tree is closed behind you, but prayers for his full recovery are in order.
Clayton was center on Portsmouth's 1955 football team. Bill called to thank me for the Portsmouth Old-Timers report in my blog from Saturday morning's breakfast. I also spoke with my brother, George, who had also talked with Bill Meade.
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