We recently redecorated my dad's bedroom. Due to an unfortunate fall at his advanced age, he has taken a sudden downturn in health. We removed his king-size bed and set up a hospital bed for him.
When I went to buy more sheet sets for the bed, I passed an end cap that was filled with a display of pink Himalayan Rock Salt Lamps. I have heard about the salt having some good benefits, plus I was going to be buying an adjustable lamp anyway. The one overhead ceiling light was just too much on Daddy's poor tired eyes. I decided to pick one of them up and use it in his bedroom. It looks so pretty in the room at night. I keep it turned very low most of the time, but I can turn it up to give me enough light to tend to Daddy's needs.
My sweet husband took the picture of the lamp sitting in a little cubby cube. Daddy is quite talented in the woodshop and built little cubbies all through the house to hold all the little knickknacks Mother had collected through the years. The picture was taken with our little Canon Elph 115 Sure Shot.
You can find a wealth of information on the salt lamps. One web page I went to was www.veryhealthy.life. According to them the lamps can change the energy of the surroundings, clean the air, raise the spirits and mood. The negative ions are beneficial to overall health.
We can use a lot of "mood lifting" right now. On Thursday a nurse came out and signed Daddy up for Home Health. After she turned her report into her board of supervisors, we were called on Friday. They had changed his status from being a home health patient to being a Hospice patient. We have received counselling from the nurse on just what that involves. Our moods have been on the low side since, but we know who holds the future.
We have had a flurry of friends and family in and out since then, and more scheduled to come next week. We have lots of support from so many who have loved my dad for many years. We are so thankful for one and all.
