@ca426, I myself am a 7 year heart transplant and I still try not to shake hands and both my son and daughter even though they are special needs understand that they can give mom a hig at anytime as long as they are not sick but no shaking of hands unless hands are washed and sanitized first with hand sanitizer and no kisses allowed unless asked I have had people come up and want to shake my hand or give me a hug and I have had to explain I don't do that because of my transplant but the prolpe I like the most that ask me are the kids as they are so affectionate but they seem to understand why i won't hug or shake their hands better thwn most adults do so for me its meeting new kids and helping them to understand about transplantation and good hand hygiene i just love them as they are so willing to learn and ask questions most adults won't ask

@ca426 I don't know the effectiveness of this and have not had the opportunity to test it, but I recently heard that a good home remedy for an ache or bruise is to place a raw onion slice on the area overnight (and possibly longer). For bacterial and viral infections the onion needs to have the ends cut off (leave the skin on) and be placed near the ill person. The people that shared this claim that the onion attracts any germs in the area and thus leaves you in a cleaner environment. The onion is a black mess but the people are healed. Also, they advise never to eat raw onion unless it has just been cleaned. I'm anxious to see if I can repeat this outcome. Perhaps I should try it for my sore back and see if it can fix my discs, misalignment, and arthritic bone spurs. lol

@ca426 DEBUNKED!! lol I have now actually tried this and put an onion in a bowl next to me for several nights. No change except some drying of the cut ends of the onion. It's a month later now and after trimming the dried pieces off the onion can be used for cooking or eating. Note to self: Do not believe everything you see, hear or read! lol