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The Shower at Home

(Or, Never Going Back)

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Amanda Goodwin
Jun 14, 2026
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I’m tired, wet, and weirdly proud. I’ve just taken my first shower unassisted since my brain surgery five days ago.

My mom is staying with me. Because this house is mine.

The house I bought on my own, with my own money, after the divorce.

I’m prouder of this shower than I am of the whole house, which is saying a lot, because the house usually has me beamin…

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