09/29/2020
Update for Studio One: And it’s very long!!!
At this time, I am not sure if and when I will be open to do massage.
Unfortunately, Covid has seriously created a roadblock at my Studio!
Due to uncertainty, of how Covid really works, I have to consider all my clients, my family and myself... I have clients with immune disorders, and many over 65 and I personally would never risk not one of my clients, not for $65.00 or a million dollars!!! I would sooner go bankrupt, then know I would be responsible for someone’s health and putting them at risk....
Almost 25 years doing massage and never imagined anything like this in my life....
On top of Covid, my mother has been very sick and had rapidly been going down hill, we moved her in...and have made numerous trips weekly to doctors appointments, the doctor we were referred to many months ago for her actual back injury, when she broke her back, and ribs, also found something else going on...well my mom had brain surgery Friday and is recovering, so now we wait! We are believing for a complete healing!!!
SECOND, I am personally dealing with my own health at this time, and trying to get things figured out along with my primary physician....I had a injury while on vacation at the end of June down in Gulf Shores, this was completely unexpected, and the injury has caused me numerous problems including broke ribs that have yet to heal, at the moment I am being treated for a bacterial infection that is effecting every part of my body, including my memory, skin and muscles...my knee that I have had zero issues with, since my repair over 11 years ago...was double in size after injury, so rest of our so called “vacation”, was on bed rest. For 6 weeks I rested so my ribs would heal, and here I am almost three months later and my ribs are still broke....I was hoping it would resolve itself, but unfortunately has resulted in major pain and swelling, and some days I struggle to walk, so MRI in the near future...praying damage is minimal.
Covid hit the local businesses in March and I was ordered to close at that time, and I will continue to be closed until life goes back to normal and my clients, are 100% safe, without the concern of risking their health as well as myself, and my family! With the list of regulations, that I have to follow per the board of massage, makes it almost impossible for one person to do what’s needed to do massage, if we are actually following the rules which are not out there for the public to see...people out there may be doing it...and I have to ask myself, why? You can’t follow any of the rules in place regarding Covid that has been set up for the safety of the public. And, as of today I have had 10 people contact me regarding getting in for massage SINCE March 15th, this tells me, people aren’t ready to take that step... and I can’t run a business with two hand fulls of people in the last 6 months. Just as so many restaurants are closed down and gone...people aren’t ready to go out and feel comfortable. Which has also postponed our restaurant that we leased the space for right before Covid hit...so paying two spaces and 2 months behind, well....here we are! I postponed any updates because of so many unknowns regarding Covid. I am in the business to help my clients and not bring harm to them and I can lay my head on my pillow with a clear
conscious, knowing staying closed is the best decision at this time.
Thank you for taking the time to read if you made it this far! ❤️
Catherine
Catherine Harris Frederick