how do people around you react to your germability (for lack of better word)?
had a friend over yesterday. I noticed she didn't eat anything I had prepared. Only fruit. Maybe I'm just paranoid. Or is she?
This time of year I usually bake a cake or something in appreciation of a friend who did me a huge favor in life. Now that I'm dx, do you think they may be more comfortable with a box of chocolates?
What's your experience? trying to be sensitive here to others...
Posted by AZURE WISH (Member # 804) on :
WOW!!!
I never had that happen.
People know I am not contagious to them.
Actually I am probaly the one that is a germaphobe. I wont drink after anyone ever.
if someones sick I wont go near them....
if someone with a cold baked a cake I might not eat it (and not just because I really dont eat cake these days).
Other illness have flared the lyme and I dont want to stay sick any longer than I have to so if I gotta offend a few people to get better...so be it. Posted by serendipity (Member # 8474) on :
My friends are happy to come over and have a cup of tea. I am just to tired to keep the place clean enough and then be a hostess.
I wouldn't generaliz from this one friend. Rather then becoming paranoid, assume most people will feel comfortable and know that you are not contagious. One or two people may suprise you.
But don't deny yourself the joy of making a cake to express your gratitude. This illness takes enough from us, we don't have to willingly give up more.
Posted by charlie (Member # 25) on :
am, all the folk around here know the two of us in the household are germirific....when we cook almost everybody shows up. Steal sips out of one another's margaritas ect.
Only people that don't show up are the ones who think the food is 'too highly seasoned'....no food rules around here.
Maybe she doesn't like your cooking? Some don't like ours. But I doubt lyme ect is a factor unless you're trying to feed some real compulsive people.
Charlie
Posted by am36 (Member # 9409) on :
thanks guys
maybe I'll send a cake and a bottle of wine. Or the way I'm feeling now from the antibiotics (drunk. very drunk), put a lot of wine in cake and no one will know the difference.
at any rate, I've had lyme a long time without knowing it, and have had countless guests, all still healthy and hearty.
now the cleanliness in my house, that's another story. We're doing our best!
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