clothe

1. Good morning, could you please introduce yourself to the court?

My name is Terry Clothe and I am 39 years old.

1. How are you related to the case at hand?

I was Nano D’Sign’s personal physician for around 5 years, before he passed away in a tragic submersible accident

1. Why are you testifying today?

Testify abt Nano’s physiological condition prior to his death

1. Ms.Clothe, where did you attend school?

I graduated from Texoma University with a degree in biology and attended Granada Medical School

1. After finishing up your degree, where did you work?

I took an internship at Muscle Shoals Municipal Hospital in Alabama. Thereafter, I completed my residency at the Deadman Medical Center in Dallas. I was then hired as a general practitioner at a small medical practice 

1. What did you do as a general practitioner?

I treated walk-in patients who had a variety of different illnesses. Sort of a jack-of-all-trades

1. After working as a general practitioner for Walk-In Medics, what did you do next?

Well funny enough I ran into Nano at our highschool reunion, and then he offered me a job as his personal physician.

1. What did being Mr. D’Sign’s personal physician entail?

I performed basic physical checkups once a week, did blood work once a month, and gave him an extensive physical and cognition test once a quarter. I was also available on call 24/7, in case an emergency arose.

1. Did you have any patients other than Mr. D’Sign?

No, he paid me well, so there was no need to. It worked well actually, because all my attention was focused on him and his health

1. On Sept 31, did you receive a call from Mr. D’Sign?

Yes, I did, I was quite surprised actually, Nano has never called me personally. He stated he needed a full physical, stating that he required it for a scuba dive

1. When you would perform these physicals, would anybody else be in the room?

Yes, Mr. Eubanks, his assistant was ALWAYS present

1. And how do you know Mr. Eubanks?

We both worked for Nano, and I have seen Nano and Mr. Eubanks interact many times when I would visit Nano’s residence

1. And in seeing these interactions, how would Mr. D’Sign refer to Mr. Eubanks?

He would always call him Alex.

1. Ms. Clothe in the 5 years that you worked as Mr. D’Sign’s personal physician, did Mr. D’ Sign EVER refer to Mr. Eubanks as ACE?

Never. In the 5 years that I worked for Mr. D’sign, he has never referred to Alex as ACE. 

1. Concerning the last physical you had with Mr. D’Sign, when did you conduct it?

On Oct. 2

1. What does the physical entail?

It entails the basics. I check his vital, his weight, height, blood pressure, and heart rate. 

1. Would you recognize a copy of your physical if I were to show it to you?

yeah

1. Ms. Clothe, what is this?

This is a record of the physical I gave Mr. D’sign on october 2nd. 

1. Ms. Clothe, referring to the Lungs, section of your examination, what was Mr. D’Sign’s lung capacity?

84%, which was lower than previous tests, but still within the normal 80-100 range.

1. Did you follow up with Mr. D’Sign to address any potential issues with the lower score?

As you can see here, I asked Nano if he was having any breathing issues, such as wheezing or coughing, to which he denied. I saw no asthmatic symptoms, so I left it at that. 

1. What about the Neurological and Skeletal parts of his exam, did you notice any abnormalities in his joints?

No I did not, he had a full range of motion, his motor skills were functioning normally

1. Now as his doctor, did you observe anything that would raise concerns about his mental condition?

Not at all

1. Did you routinely perform tests on Mr. D’Signs’ mental condition?

Yes, I would conduct a standard Mini-Mental State Examination, or MMSE, quarterly

1. What does this MMSE entail?

It screens for signs of dementia, using a 30 point scale. Any score at or below 24 indicates dementia at varying levels.

1. How did Mr. D’Sign perform on these exams?

He never got below a 25, meaning evidently he never showed any signs of dementia 

1. Would you ever test Mr. D’Signs handwriting on these exams?

Yes I would,  a portion of the exam included having Nano write a sentence or draw something. Nano struggled with those, but it was only because he rarely wrote by hand. And it was never enough to lower his score under 25 points

1. Were you aware that Mr. D’Sign rarely wrote by hand?

I’ve known Nano since high school; he NEVER wrote by hand. He would make such a huge fuss about it with the administration back then. Knowing him, I knew his poor handwriting was not a concern, since that was just Nano. 

1. Ms. Clothe, are you familiar with the signs of dementia?

Yes I am, since I tested them quite frequently on Nano.

1. Did Mr. D’Sign ever exhibit signs of dementia that you personally observed?

I have examined Nano over a 100 times, both in physical examinations and more intensive cognition exams, and in my personal observations, he has never exhibited anything that would raise concerns about his mental state.

1. Were there any incidents during the physical?

A minor incident, yes, but nothing that raised any concern

1. And what was this minor incident?

Well, Nano was performing a Stress ECG test to monitor his heart and blood pressure levels. He was walking on a treadmill with a bunch of wires on him, when about 10 minutes in towards the end of the test, he tripped

1. What happened after he tripped?

He was okay, but just some minor bruises. Patients trip all the time. He was pretty embarrassed, so I decided that I had all the information I needed, and I cleared him for the scuba dive.