Handle

I don’t like to admit it but I’ve had to get a handle for my bed to help me lower myself in and pull myself up and out of bed. It’s meant the bed clothes end up a bit rumpled as it’s hard to tuck them in.  I don’t have as much strength in my arms as I used to have. I also find myself still using the sheets to hang onto if I want to turn over when I’m in bed, you have to be double jointed to grab the handle in some positions. At least I’ve stopped feeling like I’m going to slide out of bed like I did before. I other news I got a second stair handrail so I feel a lot safer going up and down stairs.

Loose handrail

My handrail is coming off at the bottom of the stairs. I’m debating what to do. I think the plaster has crumbled under the force of me holding on to it, it has been a bit damp there so it could be that which has caused it.

Anyway I’m going to try using a strong adhesive. Possibly by glueing the rawl plugs in place first, then using it to glue the plate in place and screening up the screws back into the wall. Does this make sense? Fingers crossed!