Helping David shower

Life in Gigi’s household continues, as always. I try to promote a safe and healthy lifestyle for both myself and David, always mindful that another accident could send David to the nursing home again. If that were to happen, the cost would impoverish us, as we don’t have deep pockets. I am doing everything in my power to keep him and myself healthy and safe at home.

The home therapy is drawing to a close. The therapists, bathing aide and nurse are departing within a week.

I will have to help David even more. I have begun helping David with his shower, and I think I’ll have to continue to do so indefinitely. Note that the occupational therapist turned the shower bench around. It now faces the faucet. This will give David more control. The sprayer has a pause button, which he uses to stop the water flow when he is soaping himself.

The shower bench:

The sprayer with a pause button.

David tries to hose himself, but I hose his back and head while trying to keep water off the floor. I finish by toweling his back and head, and he does the rest.

He still has difficulty reattaching his leg brace, particularly the bottom rung. I can’t stoop down to do it because of arthritis, so he has to walk to his recliner in order to finish the job. Before that happens, I remove the rug so that he can maneuver his walker safely to the living room.

Somehow, we are getting it done.