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Day 303: Support/Assistance

(For Wednesday June 25)

I'm totally stealing my friend's Gratitude Attitude for today.  Once she verbalized it and I started thinking about it I realized I was also grateful for it.  She and I are grateful for the support placed in bathrooms for people who are disabled or injured. Like the bar on the wall next to the toilet. For people with back injuries, hip injuries, and various disabilities this bar is very important in assisting them up and down.  Now.  I don't currently need such assistance but I know people who have needed it in the past and currently need it and my guess is in the future I will need it.  And there are other items of support/assistance available to also help people - all things to be grateful for as they aide in getting something done and helping us stay, well, clean!

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