If anyone is going to cootie. Freak. Out. it is me. In fact…(without boasting, of course), I am rather proficient at it! I am especially adept at Connect the (cootie) Dots, which is the expert Cootie-Freak’s way of following a potential trail of cooties, and connecting them to other trails of potential cootie-ness! An example (for you beginner cootie-freaks), a basic connect the dot is bathroom cooties that could transfer to the bathroom doorknob….and from the bathroom doorknob to wherever the last doorknob handler next puts his/her hands. This is how the Cootie-Freak thinks, and I am taking you along into her mind! Buckle your seatbelts!
So, ok….now that you have a brief glimpse into my mind, you now can imagine how upset and classically cootie-freaked-out I was when I found out that, (at just a few more weeks to go pre-surgery) my dad was expecting a visitor whom had just months prior been in the hospital and had contracted MRSA. A.C.K.!!! I had to go into Freak-Out mode and plead my case to my dad just moments before his visitor arrived. Since the visitor was only picking something up, Dad decided not to invite him inside…but explained to him the reason and my fears. Gee, thanks a lot, Dad!! It is not easy being a Cootie-Freak, for sure!!
As you know from one of my last posts, my surgery had to be rescheduled due to what was erroneously assumed was a bacterial infection…I surely do not want to have any further delays for this surgery. The surgery I have now waited 7 long months for! I’m borderline obsessed with being cootie free and have added hand-sanitizer to my normal handwashing regimen. For myself and all others awaiting their foot reconstruction surgery, I recommend staying home, pre-surgery, as much as possible so as to avoid other peoples cooties. Just for 3 weeks prior, and 2 weeks post. It’s all about limiting the field of bacterial reach, as I see it. It may be overkill, as some have suggested to me…but it is my belief and one I suggest we all follow! And remember, a professional Cootie-Freak never gives bacteria a chance! Stay safe my fellow Charcoter’s!!
-Cassandra, Charcotchacha copyright 2015