I've been disgruntled, as of late, but I cannot tell you the hope I get from getting a bath or a shower.
The simple act of washing my hair, a minty refreshing lather gently scrubbing my stress and worries away. Delicious! And using an ephemeral fragrance transports me to a different place and time despite having to submit to the vulnerability of allowing caregivers clean me. When I get my favorite caregiver, my shower is perfection: feet soaking in a basin of hot water; scalp scrubbed and tingling; warm water sprinkling like rain keeping me comfortable and free from body-wracking shivers; My paralyzed body practically draped over the shower chair; soft towels wicking the moisture from my body maintaining body heat.
Baths are even better as the moist heat radiates into my muscles and joints. The bouyancy is Heavenly.
The simple act of washing my hair, a minty refreshing lather gently scrubbing my stress and worries away. Delicious! And using an ephemeral fragrance transports me to a different place and time despite having to submit to the vulnerability of allowing caregivers clean me. When I get my favorite caregiver, my shower is perfection: feet soaking in a basin of hot water; scalp scrubbed and tingling; warm water sprinkling like rain keeping me comfortable and free from body-wracking shivers; My paralyzed body practically draped over the shower chair; soft towels wicking the moisture from my body maintaining body heat.
Baths are even better as the moist heat radiates into my muscles and joints. The bouyancy is Heavenly.
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