Like he does every day, Dexter Manley called all three of his children Wednesday morning, in the hours before he underwent surgery to remove a cyst from his brain. He told his daughter, Dalis, he expected to die. He told his son, Derek, that he hoped to be cremated, with his ashes spread under a giant oak tree.
During an 11-hour surgery at Georgetown University Hospital, Manley -- the former Washington Redskins defensive end -- found himself in an all-to-familiar situation: He fought for his life and won, if narrowly. Doctors cut through his scalp from one ear to the other, opened his skull and successfully removed the cyst. Manley expects to be released from the hospital within a week, even though he suffered some short-term memory loss.
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Manley Upbeat After Brain Surgery
Manley Upbeat After Brain Surgery
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