In this episode of It Takes Balls, Josh Moore - a gym owner, coach, father of three, and testicular cancer survivor - shares a brutally honest and humorous look at what it really means to live through cancer.
Josh shares how he first discovered a lump in the shower in 2021, initially brushed it off, and later found himself with two incisions (thanks to a surgical “oops”), and a grueling chemo regimen after a recurrence. He talks about the mental game of survivorship and the physical toll that came with nine weeks of treatment including 23-hour days of sleep, loss of strength, and a bout of sepsis just 12 hours after ringing the bell.
But this isn’t just a story about setbacks. Josh opens up about using humor to cope - turning ball jokes into a survival tactic, considering stand-up comedy, and keeping things light even when things got heavy. He reflects on the support of his family, his gym community, and the middle and high school athletes who unknowingly helped keep him going through the worst of it.
Josh also shares what it’s like living with no testicles after losing one as a child and the other to cancer, his weekly testosterone injections, and the misconceptions people still have about male anatomy and masculinity. Through it all, his message is clear: take your health seriously, listen to your gut, and never skip that ultrasound.
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