Regarding COVID-19

No Need to Panic…

In case you missed the Facebook post and the email I sent out regarding COVID-19 and how I plan to deal with it, here is the info along with some helpful links for additional info. Also, I’m as tired of reading/hearing/thinking about this mess already as you are, but being a business owner who touches folks for a living I’m sort of on the front line having to keep an eye on this. So… 

Now that Alabama has their first confirmed cases of COVID-19, I just wanted to let you all know that nothing has changed here at Harvest Moon Massage Therapy & Reflexology. I’m still seeing clients, still taking appointments, and still doing all the laundry.

That being said, we are stepping up our cleaning and hygiene game and wiping down everything several times a day in addition to the normal and customary between client hygiene routine. The landfill will be choked with bleach wipes if we have anything to do with it. This makes me a little sad, but I don’t know any other way to kill this stuff and keep us all safe from the COVID cooties.

I trust that you are also doing your part to keep us all safe and healthy by taking all the common sense precautions we’ve all been reading and hearing about. However, if you are sick, think you are getting sick, or think you might have been exposed in some way to something, or are just not willing to take that chance for whatever reason, please reschedule your appointment. I will totally understand and respect whatever decision you need to make that is best for you.

I will in turn keep my office as clean as possible and I swear if I feel even a sniffle coming on I’ll be rescheduling you. Part of doing that will entail turning visibly sick clients away at the door. Don’t make me do that. Please. I know the Bradford Pears are blooming and everyone’s allergies are going berserk already. Please reschedule. There’s no way for me to protect everyone coming in after you if it’s not just allergies. And I don’t want to get sick or inadvertently become Decatur’s Typhoid (COVID) Mary.

Considering that testing effectively began Thursday in Alabama, I believe we are going to see a steep climb in the number of cases over the next week of people who are already sick. I am closely monitoring CDC and state and local health department advisories. Schools will be closing next week and I expect more closures will be forthcoming. If the situation degrades to the point where it’s unsafe and/or unethical for me to remain open, I will let you all know.

Be well, my friends and know that I’m rooting for us all! Now, go wash your hands again…

Peace,
Sharon