dennislanier
Georgia
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Two weeks ago, my wife and I headed over to a COE campground in S.C. for a few days. Upon arriving at the campground, I was backing the fiver into the site. While leaning forward and turning left to look in the mirror, I felt a terrible pain in my lower back. I thought at first it was a muscle spasm, so when the pain lessened I went about unhooking and setting up. Big mistake - if I had known at the time, I would have never unhooked and just came on back home. We finally managed to get everything set up, but for the next four days all I could do was sit around/lie around all the time due to sciatica. I have been through prostate cancer, heart arrythmia, attacks of gout, etc. but never anything this bad or long lasting. We were booked at the CG thru Friday AM, but finally decided to leave a day early since I was not getting better. Fortunately for us, we camped next to a great couple, Jimmy and Brenda Smith, from Greenville, SC. We had never met them before, but what a blessing they were. Brenda 'donated" me a "hot patch" for my back, and when we decided to leave, they came over to help us pack up. Jimmy did almost all the heavy lifting that I would normally do, even though he was not that familiar with a fiver (they have a TT). He even offered to follow me to the dump station, but I told him I could manage that with my wife"s help. Without their help, I would have had to call one of our sons or my brother to drive 160 miles round trip just to help us leave. It has now been 15 days and I am just beginning to walk without pain. I have certainly learned the hard way not to take for granted just being able to get out of bed and walk across the room! I vow to be a better camping neighbor in the future thanks to the great example shown by the Smiths. Sorry for the long post, but I hope this helps others realize their blessings and how they might help someone else in the future.
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2Rovers
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I think that is the true spirit of a RVer. Glad you had such a positive experience and sympathies to your Sciatica... ouch.
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mikhen
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That's 1 of the things that make RVing so great, the way most people are. Glad to here you are recovering. I've been through sciatica. It only got better after surgery.
That's for the great story.
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pammi
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Glad to hear you are getting better! Did you tell them about RV.net?
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jerr529
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I have met many rvers and i find that 99% of them will go to all lenths to help you .Thats part of the camping thats so rewarding meeting good people .I met many friends camping and its like a small community of good to be around people
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ruth_anne_b
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Best part of camping is the people.
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rhillx4
Huntington Beach ,CA
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Glad your feeling better. Thanks for sharing the story with us. There are lots of good folks out there when you need help.
Safe travels!
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CapeM1
Cape May,NJ
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Glad to hear you are feeling better..I must agree with the others that most campers are a special breed..always willing to give a hand. It gives us hope that, yes, there are good people still around!!
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antiquedrose
Texas
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Ya'll were real troopers, hanging in as long as you did! These health scares sure remind us of how wonderous is to function normally. Thanks for sharing. I'll guess you were appreciative to your camping neighbors, and they were pleased to help. Your attitude contributes greatly to the community at large.
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fla-gypsy
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Thanks Jimmy and Brenda Smith of Greenville SC, Salute!
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