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Would our "Beta Trip" be a success?

We set off in the surrounding area to make sure our used van could withstand a longer journey

Michael Ertel
By Michael Ertel & Michelle Ertel
June 16th, 2025
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© 2026 Michael Ertel & Michelle Ertel

Join Michelle and Mike as they travel the country in their van. Michelle's incurable cancer has impacted her health, but not this couple's sense of excitement for seeing our great country. Michelle is a retired journalist and newspaper editor who covered some of the biggest stories of the past 30 years.
Today Shelly uses her storytelling skills to shine a light on a rare, incurable cancer, Neuroendocrine (NET) cancer. Mike is a former soldier, government administrator and business owner.
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