In another amazing tale of survival from a disease that takes so many, a Beaumont, Tex. television station profiled local firefighter David Chesser -- who is now back on the job after battling mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.
Having a tough time recovering from a shoulder injury, doctors discovered something far worse. Up for promotion, Chesser was named the new fire chief at the time of his struggle fighting the disease but could not make the ceremony for obvious reasons. His wife stood in his honor to receive the award.
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On leave for fourteen months getting treatment in Nebraska, he vowed to return to the department.
“I wanted to be back with these guys. I didn't want the cancer to make me quit my job,” said Chesser to Beaumont's KFDM news.
A 36 year veteran at the department, he's amazingly back on the job fulfilling the duties he vowed to fulfill when he was appointed chief -- an act Chesser acknowledges helped him in his fight against meso.
Also giving him strength was a woman he responded to while on the job before his diagnosis:
“I made a run on a sick person she was in her 20's. I can’t even tell you her name but she reminds me of, probably of an angel. She was so sick she had a brain tumor, but she smiled. She knew she may never come home and that made an impact on my life,” said Chesser.