Wash Your Hands!
I just learned from a friend that the first death here in Colorado from H1N1 was a woman who lived near me and was about my age. Her husband is also ill with the flu.
My friend who, like me, loves to frequent the thrift stores, told me that she was donating stuff to our favorite thrift store a few days ago and had a chilling conversation with the volunteer taking donations.
He told her that the man in the car in front of her was the widower of the woman who had just passed away. The volunteer pointed to the large pile of the deceased wife's clothing the grieving man, also ill, had just dropped off and wondered aloud if it was safe to touch. Think about it!
I know we are all careful to clean what we get from thrift stores, flea markets, and other recycled outlets. I have always kept a canister of Clorox wipes in the car and use them when I come out of any thrift store, and especially before I drink or eat.
This year, more than ever my friends, be especially vigilant!
My friend who, like me, loves to frequent the thrift stores, told me that she was donating stuff to our favorite thrift store a few days ago and had a chilling conversation with the volunteer taking donations.
He told her that the man in the car in front of her was the widower of the woman who had just passed away. The volunteer pointed to the large pile of the deceased wife's clothing the grieving man, also ill, had just dropped off and wondered aloud if it was safe to touch. Think about it!
I know we are all careful to clean what we get from thrift stores, flea markets, and other recycled outlets. I have always kept a canister of Clorox wipes in the car and use them when I come out of any thrift store, and especially before I drink or eat.
This year, more than ever my friends, be especially vigilant!
Comments
Everyone carries the germies, but it affects certain people (like me), particularly when their immune systems are down, and washing hands, JH doctors said, is the best thing to do. They actually said that all the antibacterial things were part of the problem, as we are wiping out the good bacteria with the bad, and that solid and proper hand washing is sufficient.
I just got over my 4th MRSA bout (which was over and done with quickly thanks to JH) but it is nevertheless a sobering and tiring (and frightening) disease -- so keep washing hands and try not to get run down!
Micki
The antibacterial hand santizer is so much better than the wipes. It kills more germs. I keep wipes in my purse so that I can clean off the carts at the grocery store. Also, I keep a bottle of hand sanitzer in my car and use it after I go to the thrift store and other times when I think I need it. They say that you should put enough sanitizer on your hands and rub it long enough that it is able to evaporate.
One small thing about hand washing. Wash your hands for as long as it takes to sing Happy Birthday. And don't forget to wash your thumbs. They always get forgotten. That's what they say anyway.
I don't mean to lecture you but everyone, and especially someone who has been near it like you, needs to be really careful. They just found a suspected case in one of the grade schools in the first week of school. It's all coming on way too soon. It really scares me but I'm very careful and I really don't get in crowds and stuff.
Stay safe,
Christine