Kaine Popejoy's family is asking for help and prayers as the community and fire department rally around him.
The diagnosis came as a shock for the 41-year-old.
"I went to the doctor, and they sent me in for a colonoscopy. Colonoscopy came in positive for cancer. So they sent me in for a CT scan after that and found the rest of the cancer that it spread to the colon and lungs and all the lymph nodes," Popejoy said."At this point I’m not able to work anymore once I started the chemotherapy. It’s gotten me too weak to come in and do my job. I have to take a lot of time off," Popejoy said.
The Somervell County firefighter and Glen Rose EMT says he is drawing part of his strength from the support of his family, friends and firefighters who he considers to be like brothers."There’s really no time for me to get down or whatever really to be sad about anything because I’ve got so many great people," Popejoy said. "There’s no time to be upset. You just have to keep fighting.
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