Ramsey 's somewhat slurred speech was caused in part from having had some of her tongue and her jaw removed during surgery for esophageal cancer in 1984 .
Ramsey 's somewhat slurred speech is a trademark of her later performances .
Ramsey 's somewhat slurred speech , a trademark of her later performances , was caused in part from having had some of her tongue and her jaw removed during surgery for esophageal cancer in 1984 .