Cold and Flu

This is about the Cold and Flu.  I don't know how many times in almost 30 years that people have scheduled an appointment while they were actively sick.  The misconception is that massage will push the illness out.  It will NOT.

As long as you are symptomatic, you are still sick.  Unless you have a doctor's note stating that you are not contagious, no massage therapist wants to work on you. 

For me, my husband has an immune deficiency called Hyper IgE syndrome also known as Job Syndrome.  This deficiency makes it difficult to fight off illnesses as it exacerbates his asthma.  My mother is in her 80s and battling Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia, which causes the brain to not function properly, causing her immune system to be at risk.  Getting sick can severely affect her cognitive decline.

If I get sick, I risk getting my family sick.  I don't appreciate when a client makes a fuss when I cannot take them because they are sick.  Even if I didn't have "my" people around me, I still would not want to work on someone sick with cold or flu.  

It will require me to have to significantly sterilize my work space, because your sick face is breathing through the face cradle, that other people need to put their face into.  It will cause me to have to work with a mask on, and that is very difficult to do, for someone like me who has a difficult time breathing through a mask and doing a vigorous exercise such as massage therapy.  I have to double wash my hands and arms with antimicrobial soap and hand sanitizer just to make sure I don't bring your germs home with me or pass them on to my next client.  

The best thing to do is stay home when you are sick and ride it out.  If I get sick, I cannot work.  My family depends on me.  I'm sure you wouldn't want me to work on you if I am sick. Stay home.