Subscribe to our channel to be the first to see our viral, breaking news videos. Twitter.com/swns Instagram.com/swns<br /><br />A retired firefighter who was awarded an MBE has blasted the NHS after being refused potentially life-saving drugs - because he has been free from cancer for TOO LONG.<br /><br />Mick Smith, 59, was diagnosed with Chronic Lympocytic Leukemia and underwent four months of gruelling chemotherapy in 2010.<br /><br />The former firefighter and magistrate went into remission but earlier this year was rushed back to hospital after falling ill and blood tests confirmed the cancer had returned.