Spencer Laird first noticed blood in his stool when he was 25. His doctor thought it was hemorrhoids caused by his work as a mechanic. Eighteen months later, a colonoscopy found colorectal cancer, which was treated with a surgery that removed 16 inches of his colon. Two years passed, and Laird began to believe the worst was behind him. He returned to work and treasured time with his young daughter. Then his wife CarleyAnn Laird raised a concern at a routine follow-up appointment in December 2024. "They had already checked out everything and said 'Everything looks good to go.' And she said, 'No, he's been sleeping a lot lately, he's been tired a lot.' She told him that she wanted him to do a full body scan on me," said Laird, who lives in South Carolina. He was surprised by the suggestion. He felt fine. But a scan showed that Laird's cancer had returned — and spread. There were 13 tumors in his lungs. One was the size of a golf ball.…