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Fillers A patient who changed my practice

His own way

BMJ 2002; 324 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.324.7339.718 (Published 23 March 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;324:718
  1. Ginny Bowbrick, specialist registrar in general surgery.
  1. London

    I was looking forward to my brother's wedding—at last he was settling down, and it was a chance to see my family, including my grandfather. It was a bright, sunny September morning, but Grandad did not look right—a bit pale and short of breath. After a few puffs of his glyceryl trinitrate spray, however, he felt better. The ceremony went without a hitch, but I sat next to Grandad to make sure he was all right. Then the photographs were taken—everyone was …

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