@covidstinks2023 Do you remember the old Cosco kitchen step stool? In the 1950's it seemed like every home had one!
My Mom used one in the kitchen for a year after knee replacement before it got sent back to the basement. Before the days of joint replacement, my Grandma could have not have done all of her cooking, canning and baking without hers. I remember her sitting with bowls of tomatoes in her lap, peeling and directing us.

Maybe you need something like it?

PS It did triple duty, also serving as a seat at the table for the youngest kid, and as a safe way to climb to the top of the old cupboards or to change a light bulb.