Heads Up!
Melanie and I are going to be staying in a motel tonight, and we may have to do it again in a few days or a week. I no longer feel safe trying to use our shower; we've got someone coming Friday to take a look at installing a more accessible bath.
So, I'm going to take a one-day vacation from the site. I'll have my laptop with me, but may not turn it on, who knows. Piper will be watching for problems, and we should all be fine.
Play nice.
Hugs,
Erin
Comments
I suppose . . .
“I suppose you’ll be wanting the whole day off?” — Ebenezer Scrooge
Seriously — I hope you both take some time to relax. We’ll have a kegger for sure, but I promise we’ll clean up afterwards. You won’t even notice!
— Emma
So Many Falls
Happen in the shower. I now have a shower chair and grab-rails and I still take extra care. I hope you get it fixed satisfactorily. We can't afford to lose you!
Shower Danger
I'm running through my memory all the showers I have worked on. I am NOT able to pull up any which were "dangerous". Broken fixtures, holes in the walls, cracked floors, some truly nasty, a couple had built in seats, and some had safety bars. In the nursing homes some had emergency call cords, but dangerous?
Hugs Erin, a day off isn't unless you really let work go and relax physically and mentally.
Barb
Oklahoma born and raised cowgirl
Stepping over the tub wall
My wife has reached the point where she can't step over the side of the tub in order to get into the shower; hence unsafe.
I'm having to shell out 15 grand to get a walk-in shower in our manufactured home. The real problem is that most places won't do manufactured homes. None will do them if they aren't on their own property.
Hugs
Patricia
Happiness is being all dressed up and HAVING some place to go.
Semper in femineo gerunt
Ich bin ein femininer Mann
using bathtub when frail
Hi, Patricia,
15 000 is an absurd amount of money for installing a new shower.
Have you and your wife ever considered something like this?
https://rehashop.de/hilfen-fuer-bad-und-wc/badewannenlifter/...
https://www.sani-fuchs.de/schlafen-und-wohnen/hilfen-fuer-ba...
Much more affordable and can be used even if a person is not able to stand.
Something similar should be available where you live, too.