Tom Workman
described being in the hospital with a tracheotomy and feeling very certain that he didn’t want to go home that way. He was not able to communicate that until one respiratory therapist understood his message and worked with him to determine that he could breathe on his own. “No one was answering my questions,” Workman said, “There was only one person I could communicate with, and as it turned out she got into trouble for what she did--but sometimes you have to break through the protocol.”