A patient who changed my practice: His own way

doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7339.718

BMJ 2002;324:718 ( 23 March )

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A patient who changed my practice

His own way

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I was looking forward to my brother's wedding $---$ at last he was settling down, and it was a chance to see my family, includingmy grandfather. It was a bright, sunny September morning, butGrandad did not look right $---$ a bit pale and short of breath. Aftera few puffs of his glyceryl trinitrate spray, however, he feltbetter. The ceremony went without a hitch, but I sat next to Grandadto make sure he was all right. Then the photographs were taken $---$ everyonewas happy and laughing, and Grandad was back to his normal ebullientself. We walked up the slope to the car park when he almost collapsedand had to be supported by my husband and a friend of my brother.We gave him an aspirin and more glyceryl trinitrate while we waitedfor the ambulance toarrive.