I am bedridden also. I almost always have a flare from taking a shower. I breakout into a cold sweat, and I get really shaky. Something that has been helpful for me is having a shower seat. A friend picked up a brand new looking one from Goodwill for me for $2 (she spent more money on the bleach I asked her to use on it Lol.) If I get too shaky I sit down and sometimes it helps if I turn the water off. As for cooking, for the most part I don't attempt it alone anymore, but if I'm having a good day I will get into my wheelchair as early as possible in the day and roll to the kitchen. I will gather food from my pantry and start light prep for dinner. Then throughout the day I do more and more little bits at a time until I finally have completed a nice meal for my family. The other thing I have found to be invaluable is my slow cooker. Reynolds brand makes a product that is called slow cooker liners. They are sold right beside the tin foil. These liners are great. Sometimes I will pull my slow cooker out, put a liner in and then have to rest. I have found tons of great slow cooker recipes online. I always cook a protein or soup in the slow cooker. I look for recipes that you just dump everything in with minimal prep. Then I make a big salad from bagged greens, cherry tomatoes (whole) and any other veggies I have in the fridge. If I don't have the greens for a salad, I always have lots of steam in the bag frozen green veggies on hand. I make an easy grain (rice, baked potatoes etc) for the other side. Then it's a well balanced easy meal. If it's all a bust I just roll back to bed, watch more food network and call it a day. I'm really interested in how others have learned to make cooking less laborious.

Sent from my XT1028 using Tapatalk