I wheel Grandpa to the men’s restroom, but there’s no disabled stall. He struggles into a non-accessible one, clutching the doorframe, the toilet roll holder, reaching. I try to help, but he waves me away. I tell him I’ll wait outside. I tell him I’m here if he needs me.
Iain Grinbergs is an English professor and the author of Vanity Twist, a chapbook (Bottlecap Press).
A reality more and more of us are facing, told with empathy and grace.
I feel the humiliation both parties must suffer in such a miserable situation. Well done!