Some additional information I forgot to include but which might be relevant:

She's still helping me with baths, either the sponge-baths or the total-immersion variety (in her bathtub, since it's easier for me to get into at this point than mine). She also assists with my moisturizing and anti-itch treatments, to my exposed leg and feet (both legs if I've done a full immersion) and to my back. When she does my back, though, the treatment generally feels like half moisturizing, half massage--and it feels really good. I generally tell her that it feels good and I enjoy it, but I wonder if she may be doing this in response to my bringing up the sex question, either as a partial way to respond to my desires, or as a "diversion tactic" while she thinks up more excuses not to go farther. And, if so, which could it be?

Second, while I was still in the bathroom shaving, still naked (except for my brace and related parapernalia of course!), she walked in, also nude, to pick up some of my washcloths for washing. She explained that she was waiting for her bath to fill. I should note that she has generally never been body-shy around me here at home; she'll walk around past me nude or semi-nude while doing other things and not think twice about it. (Oh, of course I look! Are you kidding? ) Now, had I not been standing there with shaving cream all over my face, that might have been a good opportunity to do some non-threatening touching of bare skin, or maybe give her a hug. Would doing something like that help? Or maybe just, when she does pass by showing some skin, say something like "Hi, beautiful"? Not crude, mind you, just appreciative. Would that improve matters, or make them worse?

- "A"

"Everything that happens, happens. Everything that, in happening, causes something else to happen, causes something else to happen. Everything that, in happening, causes itself to happen again, happens again."