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35|"Before I Die": Michel Pinard’s Honest Story About Living with Terminal Cancer

How do you react when life hands you a terminal diagnosis? For Michel "Mitch" Pinard, the answer was simple: you keep going. After being diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer, Mitch decided that while his condition might be "incurable," his spirit certainly wasn't. In this deeply moving yet surprisingly uplifting conversation, Mitch joins Deanna Powell to discuss the beauty of "living with cancer" rather than just suffering from it. This isn't a story about dying, it's a story about the incredible resilience of the human heart and the importance of community. Mitch’s story is a beautiful…

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