SHAFTSBURY — He had heard the expression before but never experienced it for himself. Larry Johnson felt the walls closing in around him. During a routine prostate exam in September 2002, Larry’s doctor discovered a growth and told him three dreadful words: “You have cancer.” Larry was terrified. The 62-year-old Bond Auto Parts manager and …
Monthly Archives: May 2006
Dying to get some sleep
Published in the Bennington Banner on May 8, 2006 DYING TO GET SOME SLEEP BENNINGTON — Bob Burgess went 15 years before ever saying anything to his doctor. Burgess, a nurse on staff at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center for the last 22 years, was constantly fatigued, fell asleep without warning and snored like a beast. …