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55 In your bathroom, kitchen, and bedroom you may want to move items that are stored in low cabinets or drawers to higher places. Use caution when you are entering or exiting the shower as the floor of the tub/shower will be slippery. Entering the Shower: Back up to the shower. Step in with your good leg first. Reach back for chair or grab bars. Sit down, if applicable. Exiting the Shower: Step out with your bad leg first. Entering the bathtub to shower (you must have a chair):

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