By Brooke Wellborn |
Posted: Fri 7:07 PM, Jul 01, 2016
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The area is coming with each other this 4th of July weekend break in sustain of College Station Fire Marshal Lance Norwood, that was diagnosed along with the very early stages of leukemia.
The City of College Station pays for its police officers and firefighters to have actually suit life screenings and physicals. Norwood said these screenings are just what helped him or her catch his cancer throughout its very early stages.
“They examine for physique fat density, bone density, position you When it come to a treadmill, examine your heart, every one of these type of things, and it’s something that we do every year and they’re important, and I located that out this year,” said Norwood.
The day after the physical, he got a call saying his blood job looked abnormal.
“I contacted an oncologist, and come to discover out that it was a pre-leukemia,” said Norwood.
This hasn’t stopped him. When it come to Friday morning, he was functioning a estate fire.
Cancer is something he and his family are familiar along with in recent years. He dealt along with it in 200four and 2006. In the last month, he’s been in and from the hospital.
“Last week as soon as I went in to offer my blood to notice where I was at, they located some others things, and it went from unsatisfactory to worse” Norwood said. “I got some type of infection that went in and infected my heart, and to ensure gave me a heart attack.”
Norwood’s wife, Rose, urges every person to contact their insurance concerning bodily coverage.
“Why not usage those chances to make certain your blood job is good, your cholesterol? It might catch some points prior to it comes to be a problem.”
The Norwoods point out they’re grateful for the community’s support.
“It merely goes to the individuals in the community. I don’t understand these people, yet yet, you understand they’ll still do something enjoy this for a stranger.”
A reward at GranDandy’s Pizza in the 4200 block of Koppe Bridge Road in College Station runs from July 1 to the 3rd. There is live music, raffles and a silent auction every night. Twenty-5 percent of the proceeds will certainly visit advice pay for Norwood’s medical expenses.
