Branford family seeking help with heart transplant

Christian Peterson  [email protected]  The Clayton family is in need of help after receiving devastating news. It all started in August 2024 when Ernie Clayton, the patriarch of the family, was taken to the emergency room with suspected pneumonia. However, it was revealed during the trip that Ernie was suffering from congestive heart failure. Doctors worked hard and discovered that his heart’s left-side ejection fraction was operating at only 10%, a level considered critically low.   Treatment began immediately, with Ernie being sent to a cardiologist at UF Shands in Gainesville. Despite all the work, six months, later in February 2025, there was no imp