TY - JOUR T1 - In praise of the vanishing skill of watchful waiting JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 626 LP - 626 DO - 10.3399/bjgp16X688261 VL - 66 IS - 653 AU - Jane Ogden Y1 - 2016/12/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/66/653/626.abstract N2 - We are a long-living healthy family who avoid doctors and believe in sleep, fresh air, and good food as the cure to all ills. Yet, for about a year recently, my life became a series of medical crises.We found my 99-year-old Gran, who lived with us, on the toilet floor lying in her own poo and unable to speak, I developed a series of suspicious symptoms including an itchy mole, numb feet, and a breast lump after my friend’s sudden death … ER -