← Return to COVID-19 and MAC: What are you doing differently to protect yourself?

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@bluesplashgirl

I was a teacher of Advanced Therapeutic Massage until last winter. I have a AAS degree so I have lots of hours under my belt in this field. I was always telling my students to go wash their hands... ALWAYS. After a sneeze, a nose blow, a face rub, a nose pick, etc. And they would always push back saying things like "I used a Kleenex!"or " I used my sleeve" and, of course, I would still make them go wash their hands. I was called the hand wash police. I took it very seriously... I still do! Because of all these experiences with educated bodyworkers who have 100's of hours of anatomy, physiology, and pathology and they STILL needed to be reminded (and forced) to wash their hands, I do not trust anyone to be clean. Not a massage therapist, a restaurant worker, grocery store worker, my best friends, my family, no one. I can always rely on myself to hand wash, wear a mask, sterilize surfaces, clean groceries, etc. and I could still get sick. In the end, the virus does not care what you or the government believes and will look for every opportunity to find a host. SO, PLEASE be safe, be patient, and be super vigilant. Remember the virus doesn't care about you.

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@bluesplashgirl. Thank you. My thoughts exactly. But i was told I am paranoid. A neighbor, who is a retired nurse told me she's having friends over for meals and card games, that like any other virus, there's a cure for covid and she will not live in fear. Well, I am fearful that I will get it if I am not careful. I have gotten take out food once, only food that i can reheat again, and it took me some time to take it out of the container, reheat food, dispose of containers, must have washed my hands ten times before I sat down to eat. I don't think i will be eating inside a restaurant for a long time.

@bluesplashgirl, Good information and advice. I'm with you and observing the benefits of self-quarantining because most in my community seems to be taking the pandemic as a non-event. And so true that the virus is a non discriminating malice; just wants to spread and multiply.