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He has no strength except in his hands (grabs me a lot lol). He is 88 and I'm 81. I did get him set up with a walker and he actually used it the other day when we went to get our Covid-19 Booster and flu shot. He hardly made it home and we are only about a mile away from CVS. At least he could sit on it while waiting the short amount of time. We've tried all the different heights on the bars. I started looking into a riser seat (left a message with doctor's office regarding it but haven't heard back yet. Everything seems to go to voice mail and gets lost in cyber space. I'm not sure I would be up to using a transfer belt. Daughter Robin is fairly close and I'm supposed to call her immediately if I need help and neighbors have offered as well. Of course Robin is 62 but you would never guess it! Grandkids are about an hour drive away. He just never wants me to call for help. Hasn't been able to get out of a tub since 2014 - well I had to get him out and boy was that a production! We do have a bench and handheld shower head which he has consented to use part of the time.

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Given your ages and the weight difference, you don't sound like a candidate for a transfer belt to me now that I think aboutit. But maybe look into the riser. No doctor's note or prescription needed.
And some home safety evaluation help is definitely in order before the two of you have a crisis that lands one of you in the hospital. I do not say this casually, I have seen it happen too much!
Ginger's suggestion to make some notes is a great one.
Sue