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Wash your hands properly and often.
(I like singing Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday dear Holly, Happy Birthday to me while washing my hands, it gives me the proper amount of time to clean my hands properly, try this using your own name or the name of a friend:)
If you aren't near a sink, use an alcohol-based cleaner to wash your hands. Use enough alcohol-based cleaner to keep your hands wet for a minimum of 20 seconds.
Rub your hands together as the cleaner dries. Make sure you rub the cleaner all over your hands. Don't forget to rub between your fingers, the backs of your hands and under your fingernails.
Carry hand sanitizer with you and use it when you cant wash your hands in a sink.
Cover your coughs and sneezes. Cough or sneeze into your sleeve, not your hand. If you cough up phlegm (mucus), spit it into a tissue, throw the tissue away, and wash your hands properly right away.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.
Stay at home if you are sick.
Stay away from people who may be sick..
Stay healthy: get enough sleep, eat healthy food and exercise.
If you have a long-term lung disease like asthma or COPD, take extra steps to protect yourself.
Canadian Lung Association
This is a reminder for all of us.
Someone very kindly posted something very much like this last week, but its so important to us to keep the germs away that I thought I should post.
Stay well everyone,
Love Holly
(I like singing Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday dear Holly, Happy Birthday to me while washing my hands, it gives me the proper amount of time to clean my hands properly, try this using your own name or the name of a friend:)
If you aren't near a sink, use an alcohol-based cleaner to wash your hands. Use enough alcohol-based cleaner to keep your hands wet for a minimum of 20 seconds.
Rub your hands together as the cleaner dries. Make sure you rub the cleaner all over your hands. Don't forget to rub between your fingers, the backs of your hands and under your fingernails.
Carry hand sanitizer with you and use it when you cant wash your hands in a sink.
Cover your coughs and sneezes. Cough or sneeze into your sleeve, not your hand. If you cough up phlegm (mucus), spit it into a tissue, throw the tissue away, and wash your hands properly right away.
Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth. Germs spread that way.
Stay at home if you are sick.
Stay away from people who may be sick..
Stay healthy: get enough sleep, eat healthy food and exercise.
If you have a long-term lung disease like asthma or COPD, take extra steps to protect yourself.
Canadian Lung Association
This is a reminder for all of us.
Someone very kindly posted something very much like this last week, but its so important to us to keep the germs away that I thought I should post.
Stay well everyone,
Love Holly
I carry hand wipes in my pocket when going out and if I am going to the doctor, or any medical facility for that matter, I always carry a mask to slip on.
A friends' pulmonologist actually caught some bacteria from a patient and was sick and out of the office for 3 months.
I just use the simple earloop masks that are soft and filter out bacteria, pollen and dust. If it is windy or inclimate weather, I wear my 02 and just slip my mask over that.
I had to learn to wear the masks as I am claustrophobic to some degree and I found that wearing the 02 seemed to relieve the anxiety of wearing the mask.
And I will decline any invitation that someone may issue if they are fighting colds, flu, etc. I found when you place realistic boundaries, people tend to treat you less like an invalid and more as just being proactive in your health issue.
E.
I always carry hand sanitizer with me, and an ear-loop mask. Also, I'm a fan of using the germ-killing wipes (Lysol or Clorox) on door knobs, light switches, remotes and phones, and other places germs tend to accumulate. I don't have to spray anything that will irritate my lungs.
This is a great topic to share at this time of year. Stay well, everyone!
Hugs, Sue
It becomes more difficult at this time of year avoiding people who are infected with colds or flu, so anything we can do to help protect and safeguard our own health and the health of others is a good thing.