Best places to live with MS

[Pablo_Morphy]

I am curious:  What would be the best places to live with MS, and why?  I guess weather is the first issue.  I am from a very hot town, and I currently reside in a place that gets very hot summers and there is a high risk of hurricanes.  Another issue would be healthcare.  Family and friends are an absolute priority as well.  What places would you consider?  

[coffee4me]

For anyone thinking Arizona! Not! I was born and raised here. And its the closest to haidys that i can think of. Like this past week and this coming weeks are way in the 109.+. And if we are lucky it may cool down by XMas.  Not to leave out the high winds and humidity that we seem to have more and more of each year. And winners that goes without saying , some years we have one some we don't. there are times when you're not sure if summer ever stopped.Now don't get me wrong.You can go to the north or south of Phoenix. But to fare either way,and your to winntery. All the family i have is here,Ex,Kids, Grandkids.But I Am looking to move from here.I love them all but,I Am no fun when i can't do anything with them.I have RRMS + other med conditions.and this is not! the place to be.And with the heat,you have to wait till after sunset way after,then everything's closed! I tell people to spend one full summer then decided.

[Lulu54]

Arizona in the winter time sounds great to me - much better than winter in Milwaukee.  

The sunshine and temperate weather should be fine.  Can you try it one year and make sure?  

[Friday13]

My wife has MS and we live in the Milwaukee,Wi area and are considering buying a condo  to stay in Arizona for the winter.
Any thoughts about this would help.

[PattySue33]

humidity knocks me for a loop. dry heat is very tolerable. lived in yuma arizona, very dry and lots of heat and was better than san diego after may when the heat gets up and over the years the humidity has been increasing there.

[debgen]

I live in Syracuse, NY, snow capital of the USA :( The snow is horrible, but they sure know how to handle it. Roads are always well plowed! It really is great weather for me. We get all4 seasons. Our summers are beautiiful- hot, but not humid. There are 4 major hospitals in the city. Heat and humidity totally exasperates my MS which is why I feel best in the cool north east.
The Pacific northwest sounds perfect. I would consider it but everyone I know is on the east coast!

[arlopez]

You make an awesome point. I am not in the meical field but I don't believe it would go away unless they find a way to scrape the plaque off the brain but maybe it would slow it down so more wouldn't form. I have MS no lyme disease. So it wouldn't help me either way. :(