Dear Dalriada Doctor-Part 2
I had to let the ripples settle before I wrote this. Exactly two weeks ago, I had my first post ever going viral. My “Dear Dalriada Doctor” was seen by 25,000 people in the first three days after being published and was shared over 3000 times! Upon publication, I was almost immediately approached by a number of prestigious local magazines and national newspapers who wanted to interview me and give me a chance to speak on the subject. I was taken aback by the attention, to be honest with you. That evening, I wrote my post as I usually do, out of frustration and as a means to release my emotions and allow my mind to reach a point of rest. The best outcome by far has been being contacted(as a direct result of the post) by many Northern Irish mothers whose children have been affected by cancer and several of the dear CHU nurses we got to know during Georgie’s hospitalisation. Many women also reached out and shared their equally frustrating medical encounters with …