Yesterday I had a talk with my dog-walking pal, Chuck.
He told me his neuropathy was worst when he first got up from bed, making him very unstable for the first ten or so steps.

Bingo! I knew what he was talking about.
Elderly gentlemen often make several short night time walks to the bathroom, barely awake and hurrying to get to the bathroom without leaking.

Someone recently posted that her husband fell and broke his femur, refusing to use a walker for his bathroom run. It would not surprise me to learn that he refused the walker because one hand was busy trying to stop leaking.

This has got me thinking how I can assist my nightly bathroom walks. The footboard of the bed is just where I need it. I can add a grab bar/towel rack in the bathroom and there are already bars by the toilet. The vanity is well located. That leaves about a ten foot gap which I need to think about.
It also wouldn't hurt to have a urinal by the bed for emergencies.

I don't like thinking about this, but I know we've come to appreciate bathroom grab bars sooner than we expected.