Court of Appeals of Georgia July 2, 2007, A07A0811 (Amu v. Barnes)

Bernes, Judge.

In 2000, after experiencing repeated episodes of rectal bleeding, Wilbert Barnes saw his personal physician, Dr. Chuckwudi Bato Amu, who diagnosed him with hemorrhoids. In 2004, Barnes learned that he had terminal colon cancer. Barnes and his wife then brought this medical malpractice action against Dr.