The Jacuzzi: A Father's Hidden PainHow a toddler’s arthritis led to the ultimate luxury symbol

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The Secret Life of Objects

Long before it became a symbol of luxury, the Jacuzzi was a desperate act of fatherly love. Candido Jacuzzi watched his toddler son suffer from crippling rheumatoid arthritis. This episode reveals how an aviation engineer re-purposed an industrial pump to create a home hydrotherapy device. We explore the bittersweet transition from a medical lifeline for a suffering child to the "romance tub" of the 1970s.