L. Neal Pearcy never imagined he would become an author. But when cancer came knocking, it not only changed his life, it redefined his mission. At 83, Pearcy is many things: a father, a former marketing executive, a football lover, a cancer survivor, and now, a voice of strength and clarity for anyone facing a terminal diagnosis.
Pearcy's story doesn't begin with cancer, though. It begins with loss. When he was just eight years old, his father died from a burst appendix, a traumatic and painful event that upended his world. "My mother had a horrible response to it," Pearcy shared. "She nearly lost her mind." In the aftermath, Pearcy was moved from place to place as his mother struggled to cope and work, and he found himself in and out of foster homes.
