Paul Grasso’s 13-year career as a firefighter led him to his dream job with Reedy Creek in 2017 and a legal fight for cancer benefits less than two years later.
Obviously, there’s a link here; it’s the profession that’s causing this, Grasso told News 6. “It’s not just an injury. It’s cancer, which means this isn’t over," he said.
Scientific studies reviewed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety “found cancer to be the second leading cause of deaths” among firefighters today.
His wife, Keziah, and their three children are caught in the unintended politics of his cancer diagnosis.
Maitland attorney Geoff Bichler told News 6 while existing state law provides extra financial and medical assistance for firefighters diagnosed with cancer it also leaves an escape clause on several levels.