by Al Christensen | May 24, 2023 | Aging, Happiness, Health
IT’S ESTATE SALE TIME for my late friend, Lou, and there’s a lot of stuff to clear out of here. He was a guy who built things — custom motorcycles, wooden boats, experimental biplanes, travel trailers, a tiny house, and so much more — so he had tools and...
by Anita Clemons Swanagan and Al Christensen | Mar 30, 2023 | Happiness, Health, Inspiration
ANITA CLEMONS SWANAGAN is a remarkably independent and resilient woman. Despite a series of medical setbacks and chronic conditions that hinder her mobility, she is determined not to live the rest of her life in an easy chair. I talked with her via a Zoom call. ANITA:...
by Al Christensen | Feb 1, 2023 | Health, Inspiration, Survival
IN THE SPRING OF 2019 I learned that what I thought was a persistent throat infection was actually a tumor on the base of my tongue. I would need radiation and chemotherapy. I would need to put my nomad life on hiatus. Maybe permanently. I had long wondered what I...
by Al Christensen | Oct 19, 2022 | Aging, Health
WE NOMADS (particularly we of the gray hair and wrinkles set) are often asked by concerned non-nomads, “But what will you do when you become too old or sick to care for yourself?” I usually answer, “The same thing you’ll do when you become too old or sick to care for...
by Al Christensen | Sep 23, 2022 | Health
SORRY FOR THE SHORT NOTICE but I learned about this just a moment ago. If you’re in the area, I hope you can make it. RAM provides TOTALLY FREE medical, women’s medical, mental health, dental and optical services. See this previous article for more...
by Al Christensen | May 25, 2022 | Health
WHEN WE HIT THE ROAD we usually leave behind whatever medical and dental arrangements we had—if we had any to start with. Your medical insurance might have been tied to a state or a certain provider network. You’re without a primary care physician, who is your gateway...
by Juliann Scholl | Feb 27, 2022 | Health
Some people dread the idea of aging. Others relish the experience and wisdom that come with getting older. Either way, it’s an inevitable fact that we’re all getting older. Sometimes, living on the road reminds us of this fact. Aging has many benefits, such as caring...
by Bob | Jan 29, 2017 | Health, Inspiration-Spirituality, Tribe, Vandwelling Philosophy
(Editors note: I believe the essence of “tribe” is an attitude of all for one, and one for all. In that spirit, over the last year or so I’ve allowed tribe members in need to promote their go-fund-me campaigns here. Without exception, you have...
