Adapting to Summer Heat: A Personal Reflection on Climate and Health
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ByMayteé RamosJuly 4, 2023Diagnosed since 2015
Summary
The author, originally from the Caribbean and accustomed to high heat, describes struggling with hot weather in Florida after eight years of a diagnosed condition (likely multiple sclerosis, given the context of heat sensitivity). The piece blends personal reflection on how their relationship with temperature has changed, the irony of living in a warm climate despite hating cold, and offers tips for surviving hot summers — though the content is cut off early.
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Well, let me tell you, I feel like I'm melting right now. I just can't handle the heat as well as I used to.
I would wear a hooded jacket, a scarf, gloves, and boots as soon as the thermometer hit the 70s.
And the funny and ironic part of all this is that I live in Florida, where there's no winter.
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