Captain Ryan Lohr has been with the Scottsbluff Fire department for 19 years. After being diagnosed with stage four colon cancer, he decided to continue working

“I’ve been really fortunate — my crew, the chief, everybody has been very supportive,” he said. “I wouldn’t go back if I couldn’t do my job. They don’t treat me special or anything, but they understand that I get neuropathy in my hands after treatment stuff, so I have to wear gloves all the time because I can’t touch anything cold or (else) it just hurts my hands and stuff. So, they’re supportive of the little things … The nights get tough sometimes when you’re up all the time, and you’re tired anyways, but thankfully, I can go home and take a nap or whatever the next day, but all in all, I can’t complain.”

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