Pereda stayed optimistic in leukemia battle Express-News Copyright 2012 Express-News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Published 3:38 pm, Sunday, December 23, 2012 [...] that all changed when he chose to pursue computer network security and landed his dream job with Rackspace. [...] Pereda found a way to combine his longtime love of computers and his passion for helping people. [...] shortly before the birth of his son, Pereda began experiencing bouts of extreme fatigue and weight loss. Pereda remained optimistic and signed up for clinical trials, in hopes of beating the disease.