Partner has a bad spot of eczema on one hand, pretty much covering the bottom quarter of her left hand on the pinky-finger side.
It first showed up maybe a year ago, and is definitely getting worse as the months go by. Therefore there is no real reason to expect that it will be gone a year from now, considering eczema's notoriously chronic nature.
In our family, I do the cooking, Partner washes dishes. And no, I will not start doing it all because of Partner's disability.
Dishwashing definitely exacerbates eczema.
We have no dishwasher, and no place to put a dishwasher without a significant remodeling of our tiny cheap-apartment quality kitchen.
Therefore, our kitchen must be remodeled for medical reasons.
Now, of course my bathroom remodeling which we have planned for this summer must come first, since of course my ability to soak in a nice comfy deep tub has priority over Partner's pain and intense itching due in part to a bull-headed reluctance to wear protective gloves while washing dishes. But I think it's very reasonable to consider a full remodeling of our kitchen as an appropriate project to begin planning for next summer.
I'm wondering if we could deduct the costs from our taxes as a medical necessity... ::grin::
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You had me at "Partner has a bad spot of eczema on one hand."
Absolutely... I think you can write off the bathroom remodle, too... you need something to relieve the stress of worrying over that spot of eczema.
Do you suppose you can get your doctor to prescribe a kitchen reno and maybe get it paid for under your prescrip. plan? ;0)
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