Progress not Perfection

Willowtree222

Sorry about Mr SA"s fall. Whilst I appreciate their concern and the walk in shower, your mental health and enjoyment should also be a factor. That is how you destress and that is a critical too..

Hope you're both ok. X

greenbee

I agree that you shouldn't have to sacrifice your bath. After all, if you're having to pick Mr SA up, you probably need a soak in the bath for your muscles to recover! You have enough to deal with, without being expected to give up the things that help you cope with it all. Do you have room for a chair or stool in the bathroom for him to sit on while cleaning his teeth? Or could he just shut the lid on the loo and sit on that (which is what I did when I couldn't stand to clean my teeth!).

Cherryfudge

All-nighters aren't the same when it's not a fun activity. So sorry to hear you've all had this to endure, and I hope there's some rest for all of you today. Can you get perhaps get Mr SA up mid morning so he will sleep this afternoon and you could rest at the same time?

I completely get it that you don't want to change the bath for a walk-in shower and my instincts say that's a standard recommendation and, as you suggest, doesn't really take all circumstances into consideration.

Would a drop-down seat for Mr SA be any use? (Would he use it?) Or even a platform bath, though they are bound to be massively expensive. I can't find a link but the sort I mean has a second layer to the base which rises and sinks at the touch of a button so he could be raised to a point where his feet could swivel over the side, and enable him to change his centre of balance and be assisted to stand.

jwil

Sorry about Mr SA's fall. Hope you can get some time to rest today xx

liselle

Yes I was thinking about those boards you used to see over baths.(I’m absolutely not thinking about barbed wire….)

foxgloves

Sorry to hear this. What a thing to happen. Bath edge much too narrow for a person with poor balance to sit on..Glad it was eventually resolved & that Mr SA wasn't hurt but a stressful night for you all.

beanielou

Oh no. Sorry to hear this. Glad he’s ok. Can you take tomorrow off as a carers day? So you can rest.

Makingabobor2

Oh no.Glad Mr SA is ok, but so sorry you have to keep going through things like this. X

Sun_Addict

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I’m going to WFH tomorrow. I’ll get more rest tucked away in my home office to be honest.

Sun_Addict

I’m amazed I’m still awake although only just. Every time I sat down I nodded off. I managed to get in my hanging chair for an hour but kept falling asleep. Someone in the vicinity was staging what sounded like a live ukulele concert from their garden. I can recall hearing this before in the summer so it must be an annual event. People were clapping and there was an interval before it started up again. Whoever it was played really well but the novelty wore off after the first few songs 😬

Managed to get a fair bit of cleaning done, loads of washing and ironing and some gardening. I did yet another freezer audit.

Took the dog on the park this morning, it’s better for her now it’s cooler although she’s still on her cool mat with the fan blowing on her. What a diva 😆

I was on tenterhooks when Mr SA went for his evening shower. I made him use the bath board as a seat which is what he’s supposed to do 😐 His mobility has been awful today but then he was stuck in a bath for almost 10 hours.

Dog walking and general pottering has earned me just over 15,000 steps today.

Tonight’s dinner was air fried tofu with stir fried veg and noodles. Mr SA had pizza and salad.

Going to bed shortly, struggling to keep my eyes open 🥱