Cancer Resilient

About the Book

I’ve decided to hear what the doctors at Duke have to say about my options. The last time I was at Duke was for open heart surgery. I arrived at six in the morning and found my way to the new heart center where I was greeted and given a hospital gown to wear. Then I was escorted to the operating room where I lay on a table with at least twenty medical personnel surrounding me. I was prepared for surgery, and all eyes were focused on me. I’m the professional actor who was contracted to be the patient on the operating table. The shoot and simulated operation went well. Everyone said I was the first patient to ever jump off the operating table after open heart surgery. It was a fun day and the real medical professionals thought John Travolta must have been hired for the part. Now reality – cancer and I’m going to Duke Cancer Center. Wow…I have cancer…this is no act!

About the Author

David McCune, founder, president and owner of McCune Technology for over forty years is often referred to as “A Renaissance Man” because of his diverse facets of challenging undertakings. As a young child David was always building or inventing some kind of new gadget. In his teenage years he launched high altitude rockets with mice in flight capsules. NASA recognized and awarded his achievements. Later, he built pollution control devices for the internal combustion engine. At nineteen, he had an idea for a rear window louver for his Datsun 240-Z. He built the automotive accessory and, with a $35 dollar investment, started his business. Now in his very early sixties he is a nationally renowned artist, entrepreneur, actor, model, author and authority on Workforce Development. Workforce Development is a driving passion of McCune’s life. He has served, or currently serves, on county, state, regional or national workforce boards. “To compete in a global economy and marketplace our workforce must be educated and continue in a climate of continual life-long learning skills.”