Summary: Kelly Thompson slowly hobbled down the rusted metal steps of his camper, the clacking tips of crutches measuring each labored step. “I’m a mess, but I’m still ticking,” the retired Vietnam veteran said as we stood in the grassy field off Wood Street in West Oakland where an RV camp has sprouted. A camper on the field near Interstate 880 is where Thompson, 70, now lives. Last month, he lived in his camper a few blocks away, near 20th and Campbell streets.
