Hand Washing

[Guest guest]

Val, et al.: I could say that hand washing is a ticklish subject, but

that is so silly I won't. I'm not kidding when I tell you that my mother

was one fastidious lady, and as early as I can remember as a child, I

was washing my hands so many times a day, I think we kept Proctor and

Gamble in business during the Great Depression. It is nothing to be

apologetic about if you set rules for protecting your child's health.

Hand washing is very important, and at times, using my age and

authoritative posture, I refuse to shake hands with a doctor who hasn't

washed his/her hands after coming into the examination room. Anyone can

forget, and a polite reminder can remedy the situation. Priorities have

to be set, and hand washing has been proved to prevent the spreading of

germs. Hal