Musings on 'Going Viral'

So I have been writing this blog and updating my Facebook page for just over a year. Most of the stuff on here is related to ENT and healthcare in general and tends to be things that I find interesting or that I think others may do. I also try and put in the odd post to make people smile. One such was a picture that I had seen posted on Facebook. I'm not sure where it is from or whether it even exists but it seems to me to be an antidote to the amount of paper work and patient assessment that most of us have to do these days. It is a sign for the Day Surgery Unit saying that if you cannot climb the stairs to the unit then you are probably not fit enough for day surgery - simples. Well I am not sure why but this seems to have touched a chord with lots of people. Most of my Facebook posts are seen by 50-100 people and get one or two likes but within two days of posting I was surprised to see that this had been seen by over 205,000 people, liked by 2,900 and shared by 857. I personally preferred my posts on blue whale ear wax but I suppose the whole point of going viral is that you can never tell when it will occur! It has certainly been quite an odd experience seeing all the comments mount up and makes me realise that I am not just writing to an empty room - thanks for reading and for all the likes!