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c. Another possible addition to the tub is a contoured plastic or fiber-glass chair with suction cups to hold it in place. Personally, I prefer to sit on a folded bath towel with a second one folded and place behind my back.
d. To prevent the room from becoming hopelessly wet as I transfer in the lift from the tub, we have devised a very successful routine.
1). While I am being bathed, the bed linen is changed and covered completely with a large, flannel-lined plastic table cloth - flannel side up.
2). This in turn is covered with a large terry cloth beach towel. We made our own from three yards of 36" terry toweling.
3.) When I am ready to transfer back to bed, we re-attach and raise the lift and, while I am suspended over the tub, wrap a second beach towel around my back and seat. With all excess water blotted dry by the time I reach bed, the remaining process of rolling off the protective covering is neat and easy.
e. Extra shower rods over the tub for hanging the wet towels and sling complete t he entire set-up and a folding screen painted to match the walls hides it all form view when not in use. This screen also gives privacy by covering the doorway when I am in the tub.
f. An alternative to the bath tub, especially for a hospital or nursing home patient, is a ledge-less hospital type stall shower used with a special shower chair or a blanket covered hospital stretcher. I used this latter method like a "car wash" - feet end wheeled in first, then reverse for upper end and shampoo. After four months of nothing but bed baths, the running water felt marvelous!