As I raised one leg to wash the underside, the other leg slipped and I fell in the bathroom of one of the hotel's in London at 11.30pm on Friday 30th March and hit my head on the wall. Thank God that I didn't black out but I had instant headache all over the head. I called the nite manager to make a formal complaint because i expected that a hotel like Hilton should either have antislip mat or make the flooring anti slip. (I chose to bath in the shower & not the bath tub ). I have never fallen in the bathroom since I was born. I only hear it as stories from others so i believe this happened so that i can tell the story that I have been postponing. So here is the story. One Sunday morning last month, my sister's neighbour went into her bathroom to have a bath and she locked the door. She was alone with her little son. As the beans she was cooking began to burn, the little boy called out to mummy and no response. He banged on the door yet no response. When the burning intensified, he took the phone and called his daddy who had travelled out. His dad called their neighbours who rushed into their house and broke the bathroom door to find her on the floor almost lifeless. On their way to the hospital, she died. She could have been saved if she was rescued on time. Why do we lock the bathroom doors when it is just ourselves and our family in the house? Many bathroom accidents are fatal and instant. In as much as we do not wish to encounter any, but let us make provisions for us to be reached should it happen. story may be long but I have been prompted to tell it as it may save lives. PLEASE STOP LOCKING BATHROOM DOORS.
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