Part 5 of 5 of my first experience at an Asian Bath house and an “adult” bath. Part 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 link in comments | Meredith Masony

I was helping my father-in-law, who was paralyzed, take his bath… But the moment I began to remove his shirt, my whole body froze. My husband’s words echoed in my mind, and I finally understood why he dreaded so much that I might see his father like this. Since Gérard’s stroke, the house had been drained of joy. My mother-in-law faded a little more each day, my husband spent his life on the road, and I… I handled everything: meals, care, medication, sleepless nights. Three years of marriage, and

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