Military Times
Joe Gould
August 5, 2014
Capt. Justin Fitch, diagnosed with Stage IV colon cancer, devotes much of his time and energy raising money to combat veteran suicides. (David Kamm/Army)
An active-duty Army officer stricken with terminal cancer is fighting for his life — and the lives of others. Capt. Justin Fitch said he wants to use his last days to reverse the epidemic of veteran suicide.
“Every single day that I have here on this earth is a gift, and I want to use it as well as possible,” said Fitch, who was speaking slowly in a phone interview with Army Times on July 31, one day after his latest round of chemotherapy.
“Life is difficult. Recovery is difficult, but I try not to curl up in a ball, I try to do what I can in the time I have left,” said Fitch, 32.
That means balancing time with friends and family, including his wife of nine years, his obligations to the Army, and his cancer fight.
Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays are spent in chemotherapy, and on Thursdays and Fridays, he is commander of a research and development company at the Army’s Natick Labs.
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