where to live if you also have mold illness
I have CIRS (Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, a/k/a mold illness, NOT mold allergy). It is presumably what caused the COPD I now also have. I am having a really tough time trying to find safe and healthy housing. I am in the LA area and looking for a house, manufactured or not, in a 55+ community. The two illnesses create competing needs as far as climate goes, and air quality is a real problem. One place I am looking at is in the Riverside area and seems to be in the worst 2% for air quality in the entire U.S. There is a lot of 55+ housing there. Between needing a dry climate, which is often hot and dusty, and needing humidity, which creates its own problems for mold, I am totally frustrated, while I continue to get sicker where I am. Does anyone have any ideas how to manage these competing priorities to make it possible to choose an area that would be healthier for someone with both these conditions? Thank you in advance!
What a difficult situation,
. I imagine you have to avoid older housing due to potential mold, which must make it even harder. I wish I had some answers for you. Are you set on remaining in the LA area? Would another dry climate, like maybe the Phoenix area, work for you? - Lori (Team Member) Thank you so much, Lori. I thought heat is hard for people with COPD?
Hi
. Yes, heat can trigger flares, so that might not be the best choice for you. I forget that the ocean breezes keep the temperatures down in LA. How about other areas along the California coast? Are you open to move where the air is cleaner? Here is a wonderful article that lists place to live in the United States that are COPD friendly: https://copd.net/living/where-to-live. I hope that helps. - Lori (Team Member)
Thank you, Lori. The problem with the ocean and the coast is the humidity. That is not good for mold illness. I am not near the coast now. The link you sent and the comments there look great and I am eager to check them out. Thank you again.
