I don’t know how many of you have had to care for an elderly loved one, but I have. My sisters and I took care of our mother for about 3 years before she passed. It was difficult, but we wanted to do anything and everything we could for her. No one really knows how hard it is to do the simplest of things when ones ability to move around freely is significantly affected, until they’re in the middle of it.
Bathing became torturous for her. That was one thing she truly loved: soaking in a nice hot tub at the end of the day. Eventually she was unable to do anything but sit on a chair in the tub and use the shower. Sadly, even that became all but impossible for her. She could no longer step up and over the high edge of the tub. I would have given anything back then to have known about Step In Tubs. Actually, I’m not even sure they existed back then. If they did and we had known about them, we would have bought her one in a heartbeat! A step in tub would have been a godsend for her — and for us, too. You just don’t realize what a simple thing like a bath means to you until you can no longer do it.
If you ever find yourself in the position of caring for an elderly loved one, or if someone close to you is simply getting older and finding it more difficult to do “the little things”, please consider a step in tub for them. They, too, might find it a godsend!
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