49 Patient: Jamie Douglas
![Jamie Douglas A photograph of a smiling woman mid-thirties, fair complexion, with long chestnut coloured hair with bangs, sporting a burnished gold jacket and a gold-beaded necklace.](https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/app/uploads/sites/196/2017/06/Case-study-8-216x300.jpg)
Patient: Jamie Douglas
Date of Birth: 04/04/19xx
PERSONA
Jamie Douglas is a 35 year old female. She was recently diagnosed with laryngeal cancer, for which she had a laryngectomy 12 days ago. She now has a permanent tracheostomy and communicates by writing on a white board. Her cancer was caught in the early stages and she is expected to make a full recovery. Jamie has a supportive husband of three years, Jack, but no children.
Jamie works full-time at a local restaurant as a waitress. She doesn’t smoke and only drinks alcohol occasionally.
Jamie has a history of hypothyroidism and depression.
Attribution
Jamie Douglas: Photo by Rapaz is used under a CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported license.