The morning I woke up sick, my husband followed recommendations - he stayed home and kept 6 feet from me. That lasted through breakfast. We had been sharing a bed while I was incubating, so who were we kidding that he wasn't already exposed? A few hours later he had mild symptoms.
To slow the virus spread, we need to social distance, but as a massage therapist, I know of the need for healthy human touch. People come to me for relief from pain, but a few admittedly come because they live alone and otherwise have no touch. There is a balance. We cannot become so afraid of each other that we avoid contact - when we are healthy. We will continue to self-isolate and I will not see any clients until we are the recommended 72 hours symptom-free.
Hopefully I will soon be able to resume my massage work and provide needed relief from pain and from the increasing stress that we are all feeling. Although we are social distancing, at least we have the technology to remain in touch. May we let this time teach us that we really DO need human contact and not let us become more distanced.
Hopefully I will soon be able to resume my massage work and provide needed relief from pain and from the increasing stress that we are all feeling. Although we are social distancing, at least we have the technology to remain in touch. May we let this time teach us that we really DO need human contact and not let us become more distanced.
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