Smith v. Vencare, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
Eldridge, Judge.
Portia Gardner Smith, wife of plaintiff-appellant Delarett Smith, suffered from a progressive neurological disease and had to have a tracheotomy that left her unable to speak, because she was on a ventilator. Communications were made by eye movement; however, on April 20, 1995, Glenda Ward, a respiratory therapist, placed a Passey-Muir valve into Mrs. Smith’s tracheotomy tube, allowing her to speak after a fashion when the respirator was not in use. Thereafter, communication was by verbal “yes” or “no” responses to leading ques*622tions, by counting one to four for “no” and five…
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