Season 2 · Episode 2
Queers with Cancer – Part 2, with Lance Moore
The Queer Spirit · Nick Venegoni, MA
March 11, 201933m 35s
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Show Notes
Lance Moore is a Anderson Feri witch, a science fiction geek, and a colon cancer survivor, as well as a Silicon Valley high tech guy. He's also an activist in the transgender community.
Episode Highlights
- Lance shares how he first learned about his diagnosis of colon cancer that came out of the blue.
- His first few days of surgery recovery in the hospital and then immediately starting his course of chemotherapy.
- The challenges of dealing with the side effects of chemotherapy and navigating life in this new way.
- Nick and Lance discuss the difficulty of mental focus and concentration as a result of the fogginess of "chemo brain."
- They share different spiritual and meditation practices that were helpful, such as guided meditation; as well as the different kinds of music that felt supportive.
- Lance talks about the different kinds of herbal and alternative medicines which helped him, such as CBD products, acupuncture and physical therapy.
- They answer listener questions: – What were your first thoughts after your diagnosis? – Did this experience change your ideas about death or the afterlife? – What support was most helpful from others?
- Lance shares about the upcoming South Bay Day of Transgender Visibility in San Jose, CA.