I recall my last pre pandemic hand shake with my Mate Andrew Ambrose.  

Since then I have religiously refrained from doing something which comes so naturally and can mean so much.  I even wondered if the ritual would go out of style and be relegated to the rubbish heap of history. 

Then we got vaccinated and the thought cropped up.  Would I shake hands and if so with whom? 

Then Charcoal had a medical emergency and the Veterinarian was closed for the weekend and I texted the emergency number and Dr. Thomas Householder responded and soon we were with him in his closed office and he performed an extensive examination and gave Charcoal an injection, an IV and pills.

He transformed Joanne and me from very worried parents to very very grateful customers.  
In the emotion of the moment I reached out, grasped his hand and expressed my gratitude as best I could!