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Firefighters raising money for cancer-stricken brother

When medical insurance wouldn’t cover the cost of a surgery for stomach cancer, fellow firefighter stepped up

By Geena Martinez
NewsWest 9

MIDLAND, Texas — A local firefighter with nearly three decades of service is fighting a battle of his own: cancer. At the Midland Fire Department it’s more like a band of brothers than coworkers so when one brother is down they all feel it.

“He’s been the backbone and he’s helped us through so much and we only wanna help him in his time of need,” Eric Stewart, Vice-President of the Professional Firefighters Association of Midland, said.

Stewart is talking about Lee Wise, a firefighter who’s battling stomach cancer.

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