Currently living in Michigan??
@royal52gens (5488)
United States
March 3, 2007 3:10pm CST
Currently, I live in Michigan. I wasn't born here. I wasn't raised here. I did not graduate from high school here. I did not go to college here. I moved here from Arizona. I had not visited Michigan before moving here. My husband is from here and so are several generations of his family. We moved here because he wanted to raise our children here, out in the country, away from the city and the gangs that roamed our neighborhoods. It has been good for the children and my husband. I am not sure it has been good for me. I have noticed that over the past 10 years my health has been slowly going downhill. I crave sunshine and warmth. I know in my heart that I will return to the South someday. I will probably end up in Arizona or Texas.
When you are ready to retire, will you remain in Michigan or will you go South? Does living in Michigan affect your health??
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@emily719 (8)
• United States
4 Mar 07
We are actually looking to move down south because of the current economic conditions here in Michigan. My boyfriend works in new home construction, and that industry has come to a screeching halt.
Michigan has not affected my health...but I was born and raised here, so maybe I'm immune!
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@royal52gens (5488)
• United States
24 Mar 07
There are a lot of people moving to other states because there are no jobs available here. It is very sad to have to say good-bye to friends but they have to make a living. We try to be understanding. Immune??? How can that be?? Is there a shot for this illness?? hhmmmm. I will have to look into that.
@cher913 (25782)
• Canada
3 Mar 07
I live in Southern Ontario, Canada and suffer of asthma. This is becuase of humidity off of the great lakes. I suppose in Arizona it is a much drier heat...
I know of a minister that we had couldn't handle the humidity we had here and ended up moving back to Edmonton (Alberta)...
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@wmaharper (2316)
• United States
24 Mar 07
I was born and raised in michigan, and relocated to Oklahoma7 years ago.. and I miss michigan terribly. It's beautiful there, and gets way too hot here for my taste (100 degrees most of the summer.. yuk!) I do have a friend that lives in Michigan and is allergic to cold (I don't know how that is a diagnosis, but it is, ) but has lived there since she was born, and was diagnosed 10 years ago, but still hasn't moved. (:
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@royal52gens (5488)
• United States
24 Mar 07
Ooohhhhhh, I am so jealous of you!!! I just love it when it is 100 degrees with no humidity. Lots of sunshine, many opportunities to tan naturally. (not these fake'n'bake's) Never have to wear a sweater or coat. Ohhh, yes, I am so definitley jealous. Well, soak up some rays for me please. How can you be allergic to the cold??? That is really odd or rare. Of course, I am of the belief that I am allergic to the snow although it has not been actually diagnosed. hehehehehe
@kelly60 (4547)
• United States
10 Mar 07
I was born and raised in Michigan. I've lived here my entire life and have no plans of ever leaving. I live in a quiet area of Northern Michigan, in a rural area. I enjoy the country living.
I have asthma as well as some other health problems, but I don't think that it has anything to do with the climate. I do not intend to retire elsewhere.
@mi2ok02 (406)
• United States
12 Mar 07
I was born and raised in Michigan and lived there until 2002. That was the year I moved to the South, Oklahoma.
There is no doubt that the climates are very different from eachother and the cause of your health may be that you are just homesick. I moved from MI because of the economy was so bad and I felt it was time to move out. I love michigan and I think it is a beautiful state but I don't really miss it all that much. I was never really one to get real sick in MI and I find that my health is still about the same here in the South.
Longer winter periods will contribute to a depression that I did experience but don't so much now that I have been living in the South. I really love it here too. I do plan to visit my family this summer but I do not ever seeing myself living there again.
My suggestion is that you start taking supplements (vitamins and minerals) and make sure that you get at least 10 minutes of direct light (not necessarily direct sun light) every day. I know it is impossible when the days are cloudy and many of them like that in a row but you should still try to get as much daylight as you can. It will help.
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@royal52gens (5488)
• United States
13 Mar 07
Thank you for your suggestions. I do appreciate them. I have lived in Arizona, Texas and now Michigan and I have traveled all around the United States. I have visited Canada and Mexico. I always find that I feel better when I am in the Southern states. I can feel when the humidity is increasing. It is like try to breathe in water. I agree that I am probably not getting enough light.
@wahm_diva (3)
• United States
27 Mar 07
I can't speak for myself, but I can speak for my mother. She lived in lower-northern Michigan for years. She has MS and 4 years ago she moved to Florida. She has never felt better in her life. I was born and raised in Michigan and lived there 34 years. I am now in Georgia because of the warm weather. I miss home, but the south is wonderful!
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