Queers with Cancer – Part 2, with Lance Moore

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.