Catty1
02-09-2008, 09:23 PM
I'll call her Jill. She is 42, has type 2 diabetes, and peripheral artery disease. She has gone 1 year without a heart attack (she had two - one she didn't even know about), so her survival rate has gone up 40%. ;)
She finally got into an above-ground apartment last year - but the rent is going up, and she just finds it too expensive to pay for the phone and computer internet on her own (she does need some internet, as she can work and is looking for work too).
She's on a permanent disability - and in Calgary's boom, the amount does not keep up with housing costs.
The room she is moving back to is large and quite nice - her former landlady is great and they get along really well.
The basement room can be cold - and in spring, when things get damp, Jill will have breathing problems again because of the dampness and possibly mold that can't be seen.
I need ideas to make this room as healthy for her as possible! (She MAY be able to stay where she is, and I have some ideas for that - but likely she will move). Her landlady is tight on energy, but has told Jill that she can have and use a space heater.
1. I bought her electric socks! Each has a battery pack for a D battery and the heating element is under the toe! Along with the fleece thermo trousers I got her that she can tuck into the socks, that will help.
2. Any ideas for a (preferably) battery powered heated rug?
3. Any ideas for cleaning to prevent the bad air source from acting up? Dehumidifiers are really expensive.
4. Of course, there is ONE basement window...I am thinking several lamps with 100W equivalent fluorescent bulbs in them. Easy on landlady's pocketbook, and more light for Jill.
Thanks so much for any input on how to make this a healthy home for Jill!
HUGS
She finally got into an above-ground apartment last year - but the rent is going up, and she just finds it too expensive to pay for the phone and computer internet on her own (she does need some internet, as she can work and is looking for work too).
She's on a permanent disability - and in Calgary's boom, the amount does not keep up with housing costs.
The room she is moving back to is large and quite nice - her former landlady is great and they get along really well.
The basement room can be cold - and in spring, when things get damp, Jill will have breathing problems again because of the dampness and possibly mold that can't be seen.
I need ideas to make this room as healthy for her as possible! (She MAY be able to stay where she is, and I have some ideas for that - but likely she will move). Her landlady is tight on energy, but has told Jill that she can have and use a space heater.
1. I bought her electric socks! Each has a battery pack for a D battery and the heating element is under the toe! Along with the fleece thermo trousers I got her that she can tuck into the socks, that will help.
2. Any ideas for a (preferably) battery powered heated rug?
3. Any ideas for cleaning to prevent the bad air source from acting up? Dehumidifiers are really expensive.
4. Of course, there is ONE basement window...I am thinking several lamps with 100W equivalent fluorescent bulbs in them. Easy on landlady's pocketbook, and more light for Jill.
Thanks so much for any input on how to make this a healthy home for Jill!
HUGS