Toshi knew this was probably going to be a pain - literally and figuratively - but but he could feel the grime on his skin from days of not bathing, and he wanted it off, along with getting his hair clean.

"The plastic step-stool in the kitchen - it should be sturdy enough to sit on." He knew he wasn't going to be able to stand long enough to shower properly, given how much trouble sitting up had been. And he'd done something similar after the bombing, when he'd still been too weak to stand up in the heat long enough for a decent shower.