Hello,
I am considering moving to the Boulder, Denver, Ft. Collins area of Colorado and am interested how the weather affects people with CF. I would like to hopefully hear from anyone who lives or used to live there (or similar) areas.
In particular, I'm concerned with the air quality/pollution, especially during inversions or wildfires. In your experience, has this affected your health much and how often is the air quality too poor to even enjoy the outdoors? I'm also interested in whether the air quality issues affect the smaller areas around Denver (Boulder, Longmont, Broomfield, etc) or if once you leave the Denver metro if the air gets substantially better?
Also, I am interested in how the altitude and low humidity has affected your health, whether better or worse?
My wife (who has CF) and I are in our mid 20s and looking to move from the Tampa Bay, Florida area where there is salty air, high humidity, and thick air. Clearly Colorado is different in every sense. I have always heard that living near the salt water is great for the health as it is like a constant saline treatment, but I have also heard that drier air is better than heavy humidity for someone with CF, so just curious what others think. We love hiking, rock climbing, skiing, and any other outdoor activity to enjoy in the mountains, but I just want to make sure that the altitude and air quality won't affect my wife's health too much to even enjoy the outdoors.
I am appreciative for any input!
I am considering moving to the Boulder, Denver, Ft. Collins area of Colorado and am interested how the weather affects people with CF. I would like to hopefully hear from anyone who lives or used to live there (or similar) areas.
In particular, I'm concerned with the air quality/pollution, especially during inversions or wildfires. In your experience, has this affected your health much and how often is the air quality too poor to even enjoy the outdoors? I'm also interested in whether the air quality issues affect the smaller areas around Denver (Boulder, Longmont, Broomfield, etc) or if once you leave the Denver metro if the air gets substantially better?
Also, I am interested in how the altitude and low humidity has affected your health, whether better or worse?
My wife (who has CF) and I are in our mid 20s and looking to move from the Tampa Bay, Florida area where there is salty air, high humidity, and thick air. Clearly Colorado is different in every sense. I have always heard that living near the salt water is great for the health as it is like a constant saline treatment, but I have also heard that drier air is better than heavy humidity for someone with CF, so just curious what others think. We love hiking, rock climbing, skiing, and any other outdoor activity to enjoy in the mountains, but I just want to make sure that the altitude and air quality won't affect my wife's health too much to even enjoy the outdoors.
I am appreciative for any input!