Elizabeth Hurlow-Hannah

Elizabeth Hurlow-Hannah has been working on end of life issues for the past few years, and invites you to her website, Your Exit Strategy. In October of 2015, those lousy, dormant cancer cells jumped on her bones. Although metastatic breast cancer is classified as Stage IV, Elizabeth is planning an RV bucket list for 2017.

Articles by Elizabeth Hurlow-Hannah

• What’s your hurry? Make checklists your new best friend

  Tuesday, January 03, 2017

  The subliminal message in my September full-time RVing articles­ had been: "Hurry up! Start RV traveling while your health and finances are in good shape. Don't delay — the sooner the better." Now I'm here say this: You want to enjoy a great RV lifestyle? Don't hurry with your preparations.

• Plan ahead: The chorus of regrets

  Monday, September 26, 2016

  In 2001, Rob Frank and I were on the cusp of online dating through AOL's "Love Connection." We met for coffee in July, and I probably gasped when he told me about his future retirement dream of driving to California in his motorhome.

• Plan ahead: Frequently asked questions

  Monday, September 19, 2016

  As I detailed in the first part of this series, my 2004-05 diagnosis/treatment for breast cancer made us cancel our long-awaited RV trip to Oregon. My husband, Rob, always reminded me: "We'llgo later and stay longer."

• Plan ahead: Are you a full-timer wannabe?

  Monday, September 12, 2016

  Back in June 2003 — seven months after our wedding and recently retired — Rob and I flew out to Oregon to help my pregnant daughter, Lisa. When Rob noticed an RV show in Portland, I agreed to go, envisioning a torturous afternoon of traipsing in and out of RVs. Suddenly, while ambling through a 36-foot, gasoline-powered Monaco La Palma with front and bedroom slides, I exclaimed: "Rob, I could live in this! Let's buy it and drive back to Maryland. We'll turn in our plane tickets, and borrow sheets and dishes from Lisa!" It was love at first sight.