Faces of cancer: Richland dad makes sure every minute counts  By
Andy Perdue, Tri-City HeraldOctober 16, 2011   When you face an
uphill battle against a deadly disease, you find strength
wherever you can.  Josh Pearson of Richland spent eight years in
a job where he was gone more than he was home. As he fights
brain cancer, he is making every minute count.  "My biggest
focus is my wife and kids," said Pearson, 36. "I traveled for
eight months a year for the past eight years. Now, I'm home.
When my kids get home, we're playing and having a good time."
Pearson, who grew up in Gig Harbor, worked for a company that
transported fuel between Alaska, San Francisco, Los Angeles and
Hawaii. In good weather, it might take him 15 days to move
80,000 gallons of fuel from the West Coast to Hawaii.  In May,
Pearson began to get dizzy spells. At first, he thought it was
related to working on the high seas, but when it continued back
home, he wondered if it might be a sinus infection.  A month
later, his vision became blurr