A New Contract with Life: Memoir of Loss, Faith, and Finding Home

Jorge was seven years old when he witnessed the deliberate killing of his beloved dog. No one spoke about what had happened. So he learned early how to carry pain in silence.One of eleven children, Jorge Luis Perez grew up in a family shaped by hardship, faith, sacrifice, and love. By the time he became a young doctor, he had drifted from the spiritual compass that once gave his life direction.When his mother's suffering brought him face-to-face with the limits of medicine, the certainty on which he had built his identity began to unravel.He left for San Francisco with unanswered questions and the determination to begin again.What followed was a life of love, service, loss, and an unexpected search for meaning that eventually led him back to the quiet presence of a guiding hand.A New Contract With Life is not simply a story about what was lost. It is about what can still be found.Through faith, forgiveness, grief, and renewal, Jorge's journey leaves us with a question: When life no longer points in the direction we expected, can we find the courage to choose again? About the AuthorJorge Luis Perez earned his medical degree before making San Francisco his home. His varied career has included criminal justice, college teaching, and family therapy. Since 2002, he has hosted television and radio programs devoted to personal growth and the human journey.