If you’ve ever had someone offer you a handshake with the same hand they just coughed into, you know where I’m going with this.
Buy props used in MaryJane’s books and magazine!
5% of profits will benefit www.firstbook.org, a non-profit that provides new books to children from low-income families throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Here’s how:
MaryJane will post a photo and a description of a prop and its cost along with a few details as to its condition here: https://shop.maryjanesfarm.org/MaryJanesCurations. It’s a playful way to be the new owner of a little bit of farm herstory.
I was a receptionist at a Dr’s office-the pen available at the counter was wiped constantly with a disinfectant wipe-and my pen never left my desk-no one touched it but me!To this day, during cold and flu season-I never accept a pen from anyone-store clerks, reservation desks, the postman-I always have a small pen in the pocket of my coat or pocketbook.
I’m a nurse who works in a hospital and I know from experience sick people are miserable and cranky! Most patient’s are grateful for the care they receive and make sure you know how much they appreciate what you are doing for them. Then there is the occasional person who is just miserable to take care of. These are the ones who cannot be pleased or feels so bad, they want to share the pain. They cough in your face as you are leaning over to assess them, they throw snot rags all over the room, and they act like they were never taught manners. What they don’t think about is how their behavior puts everyone else in the hospital at risk. When someone coughs on me, they are coughing on my other patients, their family members, my family members, and my co-workers, and on and on…
Side note – I’ve always taught my daughter to cough into the bend of her arm. Recently, she came back from a visit with her father and his wife. Her step-mom couldn’t understand why I taught her this. She told my daughter, “Well, you don’t open the door with your elbow do you? Wash your hands!” I just shook my head.
I have had the flu and it has been bad. I would not even go to work. But I am afraid someone will catch what I’ve had in my work place. I never really get sick. This must be the year I get it. Just now a fellow empolyer just walked in couching. Just great.
My 96 year old mother resides in a nursing home. She’s confined to a reclining wheelchair and her bed. She can’t feed herself, but is able to use her hands enough to hold and fuss over a doll. Last winter she came down with the flu, as did most of the residents and some staff. It was upsetting to me since I know Mom didn’t go anywhere to catch it – it was brought to her. One of my pet peeves while visiting her 3 and 4 times a week is to see the aides touching doorknobs, wheelchair handles, and tray tables with the gloves they’ve just used while assisting someone in the bathroom. Besides flu spreading like wildfire, there have also been bouts of intestinal flu. I shudder to think what could happen if MRSA germs take hold. I wish besides hand-washing reminders there would also be cautions to health workers to remember that rubber gloves also carry germs!