In FALL RISK: The Memoir of a Man Who Only Wanted to Pee Alone , Frank Shumard turns a five-day hospital stay into a hilariously honest, painfully relatable, and unexpectedly uplifting memoir. From the moment a bright-red “FALL RISK” wristband is slapped on him like a parole ankle monitor, Frank realizes he has entered a world where nothing is private, the bed alarms have trust issues, and nurses can smell rebellion from down the hall. With razor-sharp humor, he chronicles: The Bed Escape Alarm Olympics - The IV Pole Grand Prix - Popsicles: the last surviving joy in hospital cuisine - Angels in scrubs… and the occasional demon in discount perfume - And the tragic downfall of human dignity when a man just wants to stand up without triggering NASA This is a book for anyone who has ever been a patient, loved a patient, or wondered why hospital gowns are designed by people who clearly hate humans. You’ll laugh. You’ll cringe. You’ll question the entire healthcare décor industry. But most of all, you’ll cheer for a man whose only goal—his Everest—is to pee without an audience.