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?  

[jayms]

I have ms and I stay in mi and I am looking for a good state

[singingsupernurse65]

Hi all I have had RRMS since aug. 1999. I recently moved from Rochester to Buffalo ,ny. My question is:When moving  is dry heat as bad as moist heat? i am considering taking a job in NV but worried about the heat.... my husband has very bad arthris in his spine he LOVES the warm dry weather.... how does NV care for people with MS? Buffalo has messsed up my care... please help

[COBOB]

Moist heat and cold are worse.  Higher humidity increases the Thermal Transfer Rate, so you get hotter faster (and colder quicker.)  Low humidity can also save you money.  Swamp coolers (Evaporative coolers) and other evaporative cooling (vests, towels, etc.) work in low humidity, but are not very effective in high humidity.

Bob

[essdipity]

I liked this thread originally and still do.

Particularly because of my active fantasy life, I love imagining living in a lot of places, always on a coast, though. San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle all have their charms, and since I've been to all, this has some basis in reality.

But when it's all boiled down, I'm an east coast kind of lady. This is where my roots are, my family, my home. Horrible hot summers, very unpredictable but often bad winters, beautiful springs and falls. Home is always best. I just have to deal with MS on home terms.

Bet people here didn't realize I'm a sentimental fool.

ess

[jensequitur]

I would like very much to move upstate.  Texas has become very hot, and it won't get any better.  It's starting sooner and sooner - this year, it got hot in April, and we were seeing 100° days before June.  Wow, only 98° today.  Whoo-hoo!

When we got our house, I expected to be able to mow the yard and take care of things - now I'm lucky to be able to stand up long enough to do dishes.  So we're keeping the option of moving to Canada in our minds...

[Sidesteps]

I am voting for my area as well: Pacific Northwest. I live in a nice little suburb of Seattle. It's a 40 minute drive to get there for me.  

I am in limboland but the limited exposure I've had to heat has been a really good thing. I've had ONE day were the temperature reached 80* and my symptoms flared. We also are a hot spot for MS so I'm hopeful that the doctors are a little more aware and knowledgeable.

I am from Colorado Springs. I'd move back there in a second as well. I'd try to limit my time outdoors during the peak of the summer. I love the Rocky Mountain back drop and the dry heat. I miss living there. I'd have to live near a lake in order to bring my PNW roots back with me. :)

I would love to retire in Hawaii. My husband and I had intended on it - snorkeling with my Starbucks (I am a Seattle-ite by nature!) at sunrise every day is my dream. I'm not sure how that will work if this is MS. Is it possible for your body to acclimate to the temperature changes? ::)