Where to live!
I currently live in eastern WA at the Cascade foothills. This winter has been extremely humid and wet. My cabin is closed up as normal. I live here FT and noticed that this year I’ve been sicker and more problems breathing. I’ve been on oxygen for years at night but not usually during the day. This is the first winter I’m having problems due to the humidity and barometric pressure pushing down. Never had problems like this before. I’ve decided to sell my place and move to S Cali by my daughter. More dry and warmer. WA isn’t as wet as it used to be. I moved to the east side for the better climate than the west side. Curious who lives in the desert area of S Cali? I have COPD stage 3 and I’m 62 . Thanks for any input but don’t need negative feedback.
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, and thanks for sharing your story here in our forums section - we appreciate it! While I'm hopeful others in the community will see your inquiry and respond by sharing their own anecdotal experiences, I have something to contribute as well.
This topic (of where to live with COPD), has been a popular one here within our community. While some folks do well in warm, dry climates, still others do not. How the weather affects one's COPD can vary considerably among patients. It is good to know that you have a good understanding of how the weather affects you personally.
I thought you might gain some additional insight from either or both of these articles, published right here on COPD.net.
First, this one, by our own, which talks about the best places to live where the climate is suitable for COPD: https://copd.net/living/where-to-live.
And next, this material, by our own Kevin Davit, which focuses on the best places to live in the United States (for folks with COPD): https://copd.net/living/best-places-live.
I do hope you find this information is helpful to read.
All the best,
Leon L (author/moderator)Hello! I do not live anymore in S. California, but loved it. As you might know there is 2 different types of desert there, the "upper desert" and the "lower desert", main difference is elevation. That would be the only thing I think I would be questioning if I were to move back, at being Stage 4 COPD. As for the heat, when temps are in the 90's - 100+. leaving your home or air conditioned building can your breath away, kind of stuns you for a moment, during these times is just move slowly when outside during the day, do most of your outside activity in the early morning or evening hours. As for the low temps, at or near freezing during the short winter, just make sure you cover your face. There would be some dust storms, that to would be of course to stay in or cover your face (nose & mouth). Overall I think the elevation is something you might want to check in to, compared to what you are use to, that would be the only possible problems in my eyes. BUT I think this would be an overall win for you, being near your daughter, spending quality time and if you might need help in the future, well there is someone you can trust and family to help. Hoping that is a long time away for you, but still something to be considered.. What a great new adventure you are looking at! I so wish you a quick sale of the house and a smooth move, great time to move to the Desert is now and early Spring to give your body time to transition in to the summer months. Please keep us up to date and how its going!
Thank you for the positive feedback. Her altitude is almost the same as mine. Moving to Beaumont/Palm Springs are.
That is awesome! Something else to keep in mind that I just thought of is lack of humidity can be a little mind boggling to (Breathing a little harder). With that a humidifier could be used with in your home to help ease that dry air. This is something we have learned about this last year here in Georgia and dehumidifier for us also. Anyway, being able to keep your inside environment at a steady is REALLY helpful to me, even my husband with no breathing issues is noticing the difference in the air so to speak when the humidity climbs or gets lower then the 40% we try to keep it at. This also helps with the ambient temperature feeling also. Something for future knowledge LOL.... Again I am so excited for you.. Best of luck.
