BREMERTON—Bremerton City Councilman Mike Sullivan was diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer about a month ago.

He went through a round of chemotherapy recently. Sullivan, 65, is in his first term as a councilman.

The treatment is taking its toll.

“You want to know what chemo feels like?” Sullivan asked.  “It feels like you got hit by a moving truck. There’s not a bone in my body that doesn’t hurt.”

Sullivan represents District 1. As a politician he’s used to “running around,” but he hasn’t been able to since he started chemo.

“I am basically bedridden when i’m not in treatment,” Sullivan said. “It’s hard. But it is what it is.”

He was elected in 2013. A retired chief petty officer and submariner, Sullivan served 23 years in the Navy. He’s lived in Bremerton for more than 30 years.