At 42, Leah Gorham has decided to trade in her stethoscope for life in the cab of an 18-wheeler because she saw no happy future for herself as a licensed practical nurse.
Speaking en route to Indiana and then South Carolina, Gorham said she will miss the friends she made in New Brunswick health care as well as the thrill of helping people recover from operations. But she’s feeling good about her decision to hit the road.
“This thing’s really long,” Gorham said of her truck as she passed through a raging snowstorm this week. “It’s hard to turn, and it’s heavy,
