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How We Became Full-Time RVers
In Less Than a Year
It is Thursday, December 22, 2022, at 5:15 am and I can’t sleep. I am a writer, so for me that is a common occurrence. Once I get an idea in my head, it demands to be written down.
I have been wanting to write about living in the RV full-time and traveling the country, but I haven’t done it yet. As 2022 comes to an end, and we have been “living the dream” since the end of April, starting the new year seems to be the perfect time to head in a new direction and begin writing about our adventures and experiences. What better place to do that than right here on Medium?
How It All Began
The background story of how it all began is probably the best place to start. I will do my best to make it brief but being brief is not one of my strong points.
I believe there has to be a circumstance that leads someone to the point of choosing a different lifestyle. This was ours -
Several years ago, my husband Rich was diagnosed with severe chronic pancreatitis. He was basically starving to death because his pancreas was not providing the enzymes he needed to properly digest food. He continued to get worse and during the summer of 2021, reached the point that it was difficult to work. He was sick and weak most of the time. He began to miss a…
