By: David Lauderdale
When the Verizon Heritage rolled around last year, the rumbling voice of Charles Perry was silent. For the first time in 21 years, Perry was not there in his knickers, red coat and straw hat, announcing each player as he approached the 9th green.
A year ago, Perry had just been hit by news that makes the chase for a little white ball seem trivial. He had been told he had lung cancer...He's been through lung surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. He's battled depression, low white blood cell counts, a violent reaction to chemotherapy that almost killed him, dizziness, a brain scan, loss of hearing, loss of energy, steroids, an endoscopy, a colonoscopy, hallucinations, anxiety attacks and enough side effects to fill a book of small print.
But he didn't lose his hair, his humor, his voice -- or his hope.
A year ago, Perry had just been hit by news that makes the chase for a little white ball seem trivial. He had been told he had lung cancer...He's been through lung surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. He's battled depression, low white blood cell counts, a violent reaction to chemotherapy that almost killed him, dizziness, a brain scan, loss of hearing, loss of energy, steroids, an endoscopy, a colonoscopy, hallucinations, anxiety attacks and enough side effects to fill a book of small print.
But he didn't lose his hair, his humor, his voice -- or his hope.
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