Sally, that's a great suggestion. I'm going to start looking for a small table and chair to put right in the middle of the bathroom. It would look cute and be helpful at the same time!

Make sure it's heavy and sturdy...not tipsy!!

Like me??

If you have the room....maybe a sturdy side chair. One with a nice tall padded back. That way you could always hold the back of the chair while you manuver to the front to sit down even.

Maybe you could use a life alert necklace too? Any one of us who has a greater chance of falling may need one of those. I think you can even get one from the state through the dept of aging. I can't rememeber for sure.

Glad you didn't fall!

I agree with the others... something heavy to offer support in case you need it.

it was recommended to me to look into the life alert system. What you went through scares me so much, what happens if you're naked and wet and fall on the floor? Now let's add in all of the rescue firemen who want to come in and see you naked. Scary scary scary. Life alert is a good idea even if you're alone you know help will come.

I have a soft chair that I sit on in my bathroom it helps to sit down to be able to dry yourself off. Just make sure you lay a big soft towel over the chair or it will always be wet.

I'm so glad you're safe. :-)

They have ones with auto alert also- senses a fall - if you can't push the help button yourself it will call for help automatically.

Consider the AutoAlert benefits:

Access to help if you can't push your button
Increased peace of mind and confidence
Wear it in the shower, where falls often occur, as it's waterproof.
Use it to call for help from anywhere in or around your home.

http://philips.lifelinesystems.com/c...-alert-pendant
I'm sure there are other brands available too.

http://www.pioneeremergency.com/auto...fall-detector/

My gosh 40.00 -53.00 a month for these things!!

I worry about my dad w PD & DDD getting in and out of the shower, they have a smaller bathroom so places to grab, but if his legs totally quit on him and he falls, plenty places to hit.

Can you have some handrails mounted into the floor?

It might sound weird, but if there's not a wall right next to the shower to drill a grab bar into, what about a floor to ceiling pole? As long as it's bolted into the floor and secured into a beam in the ceiling.

or, temporary solution...one of these (altho, if it were me, I'd want something securely bolted to the floor and into the structure in the ceiling)

http://www.amazon.com/Standers-Secur...=cm_cr_pr_pb_t (read the reviews)

im sorry erin, but I could only think of a stripper pole in her bathroom. too funny.